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Recall of Device Recall HiSpeed X/i Computed Tomography

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Medical Systems, LLC.

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
    54154
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0007-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-05-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-12-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-05-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=87691
  • 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
    Computed Tomography X-Ray System - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    It was discovered that the operator console did not have a label affixed in accordance with 21cfr 1010.2 indicating certification to applicable performance standards.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare will bring customer systems into compliance with 21 CFR by having a GE Healthcare field service representative, who will perform a field corrective action, visit each customer site. This will be carried out via a Field Modification Instruction planned to be released in October 2009 and planned to be completed by February 2010. Additionally, all forward production operator consoles are manufactured so as to comply with 21 CFR and to include a manufacturing check for appropriate labeling.

Device

Device Recall HiSpeed X/i Computed Tomography
  • Model / Serial
    Console Serial Numbers: 074639HM6, 659297YM6, 695155YM2, 730392YM8, 777756YM8, 789223YM5, 818161YM2, 836965YM4, 836971YM2, 864568YM 1, 869641 YM 1, 530941YM4, 594144YM8, 659292YM7, 678189YM2, 65931 1YM5, 696890YM3, 530873YM9, 659208YM3, 730349YM8, 544504YM4, 766560YM7, 766630YM8, 856398YM3, 474793YM7, 530946YM3, 874664YM6, 813279YM7, 839995YM8, 854095YM7, 869512YM4, 766587YMO, 887561YM9, 840000YM4, 813261 YM5, 717723YM1, 717727YM2, 877979YM5, 808479YMO, 812782YM1, 659200YMO, 766610OYMO, 877971YM2, 730393YM6, and 865531YM8.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including states of ME, FL, IA, AL, CT, CA, TX, KS, KY, OH, and WV and countries of Japan, Russian Federation, India, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, and Saudi Arabia.
  • Product Description
    HiSpeed X/i Computed Tomography operator consoles with the Model Number 2153675 and 2247802. || The expected usage of this product is to generate head and whole body CT images of human subjects.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Medical Systems, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Medical Systems, LLC
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Medical Systems, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA