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Recall of Device Recall GE VOLUSON E8 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Ge Healthcare.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    39400
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0113-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-07-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-11-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-10-21
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=55383
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    ultrasound scanner - Product Code IYO
  • Reason
    When a spectrum of a pulsed wave doppler shows an angle correction unequal to 0 is reloaded from the archive or the image is sent to a dicom station, this angle correction is mistakenly disregarded resulting in an underestimation of the flow velocities.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent customer letters on July 15, 2007 to affected customers. The letter included a short term mitigation recommendation and a long-term correction. The long-term correction will be software upgrade provided free of charge to all affected customers.

Device

Device Recall GE VOLUSON E8 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: D00210, D00223, D00225, D00239, D00241, D00293, D00326, D00347, D00415, D00425, D00435, D00445, D00455, D00456, D00459, D00460, D00465, D00467, D00468, D00469, D00480, D00481, D00484, D00485, D00487, D00490, D00491, D00493, D00495, D00502, D00503, D00505, D00512, D00516, D00517, D00523, D00525, D00531, D00532, D00537, D00539, D00541, D00542, D00543, D00546, D00548, D00550, D00551, D00552, D00554, D00558, D00560, D00561, D00562, D00563, D00564, D00565, D00566, D00567, D00568, D00569, D00570, D00571, D00572, D00573, D00574, D00575, D00576, D00577, D00579, D00580, D00581, D00582, D00625, D00627, D00628, D00632, D00633, D00636, D00638, D00639, D00640, D00649, D00652, D00653, D00655, D00665, D00666, D00668, D00108, D00123, D00134, D00139, D00168, D00173, D00176, D00178, D00182, D00185, D00186, D00187, D00189, D00192, D00193, D00194, D00195, D00198, D00199, D00200, D00203, D00209, D00214, D00220, D00224, D00226, D00227, D00228, D00230, D00231, D00232, D00233, D00236, D00242, D00243, D00244, D00246, D00249, D00252, D00254, D00258, D00282, D00291, D00292, D00295, D00296, D00297, D00299, D00300, D00302, D00303, D00304, D00305, D00306, D00307, D00310, D00312, D00314, D00316, D00317, D00318, D00319, D00327, D00330, D00335, D00336, D00337, D00339, D00340, D00343, D00344, D00346, D00349, D00350, D00351, D00352, D00354, D00355, D00356, D00359, D00361, D00362, D00364, D00366, D00367, D00372, D00374, D00375, D00388, D00391, D00392, D00393, D00395, D00396, D00397, D00398, D00399, D00402, D00403, D00404, D00405, D00406, D00411, D00413, D00418, D00420, D00421, D00422, D00423, D00426, D00451, D00180, D00379, D00387, D00430, D00433, D00444, D00454, D00464, D00470, D00476, D00497, D00509, D00513, D00522, D00526, D00540, D00544, D00545, D00547, D00549, D00553, D00555, D00556, D00557, D00559, D00585, D00586, D00103, D00155, D00166, D00250, D00251, D00255, D00325, D00331, D00595, D00584, D00280, D00342, D00369, D00148, D00213, D00301, D00428, D00601, D00602, D00603, D00604, D00324, D00151, D00471, D00519, D00593, D00466, D00494, D00659, D00432, D00473, D00321, D00591, D00599, D00153, D00217, D00222, D00248, D00437, D00514, D00322, D00449, D00474, D00475, D00478, D00504, D00507, D00508, D00521, D00528, D00529, D00533, D00534, D00583, D00634, D00635, D00641, D00644, D00645, D00663, D00126, D00128, D00240, D00272, D00277, D00279, D00332, D00341, D00407, D00419, D00486, D00424, D00499, D00288, D00308, D00394, D00483, D00143, D00117, D00138, D00150, D00165, D00167, D00183, D00218, D00245, D00253, D00259, D00261, D00264, D00315, D00328, D00378, D00383, D00385, D00431, D00462, D00613, D00618, D00121, D00141, D00154, D00170, D00171, D00190, D00234, D00256, D00267, D00311, D00313, D00461, D00145, D00146, D00196, D00201, D00205, D00206, D00207, D00257, D00263, D00266, D00268, D00410, D00438, D00439, D00458, D00479, D00488, D00489, D00496, D00511, D00518, D00520, D00527, D00538, D00594, D00596, D00598, D00600, D00605, D00621, D00660, D00661, D00179, D00202, D00204, D00208, D00215, D00219, D00221, D00237, D00260, D00265, D00271, D00275, D00276, D00281, D00285, D00286, D00287, D00353, D00358, D00360, D00365, D00429, D00309, D00334, D00368, D00477, D00482, D00149, D00152, D00289, D00290, D00323, D00401, D00211, D00144, D00181, D00191, D00269, D00472, D00588, D00589, D00161, D00162, D00164, D00229, D00329, D00370, D00371, D00390, D00427, D00160, D00212, D00283, D00320, D00122, D00137, D00156, D00377, D00409, D00434, D00446, D00447, D00450, D00452, D00453, D00463, D00492, D00506, D00510, D00515, D00524, D00530, D00535, D00578, D00587, D00590, D00592, D00597, D00606, D00607, D00608, D00609, D00610, D00611, D00612, D00614, D00615, D00616, D00617, D00619, D00620, D00622, D00623, D00624, D00626, D00629, D00630, D00631, D00642, D00643, D00647, D00650, D00651, D00654, D00656, D00658, D00662, D00664, D00667, D00669, D00670, D00672, D00101, D00105, D00107, D00113, D00125, D00127, D00131, D00132, D00135, D00136, D00158, D00163, D00175, D00188, D00278, D00294.D00333, D00357, D00373, D00376, D00381, D00382, D00384, D00386, D00389, D00400, D00408, D00412, D00414, D00416, D00417, D00436, D00440, D00441, D00442, D00443, D00498, D00500, D00501.  Version 6.2.0 was distributed 3/24/07 and version 6.2.1: 4/10/07
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare Voluson E8 ultrasound scanner with Software version 6.2.0 and 6.2.1 and DICOM stations with these software versions; GE Healthcare 9900 West Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53226, USA.
  • Manufacturer
    Ge Healthcare

Manufacturer

Ge Healthcare
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ge Healthcare, 9900 W Innovation Dr, Wauwatosa WI 53226-4856
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA