Events

Recall of Device Recall Image Processing System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare, 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
    61591
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1960-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-05-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-07-09
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-12-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=108503
  • 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
    System, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue due to incorrect alignment of fused ct and pet images associated with the ct/pet fusion capabilities of your volume viewer and ct/pet fusion application. volume viewer allows two studies (one pet and one ct) that are registered in the same spatial domain to be viewed simultaneously in fused mode. the two images should be aligned to th.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated May 23, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The letter provides safety instructions for customers to use until a software upgrade is available. Contact the firm at 800-437-1171 for questions regarding this recall.

Device

Device Recall Image Processing System
  • Model / Serial
    261AWUSV35007H7 10026AW 514934BAR14 26329AW2 ACBCTAW7 956632AW42 321799AW1 617355AWPC1 617355AW3 361595SKW1 617754MR5AW 3454AWW 3526 941747AWW 212639XL5 239436AW2 773792AW1 803366AW1 813642AW42 973972AWW3 973972AWW5 210292AW41C 082445030001AW 082445010004AW 082421010160AW 082421120176AW 082406200003AW 082421150050AW 082416130012AW 082445150008AW 082421100265AW 082421050047AW 083049822101584 083055602101433 083055065231713 083049842101695 PT0004 PT0023 0847490042 0853550153 0853550221 AH4511AW01 030070OT02 EG1277AW01 M4017059 PC0125AW02 PC0815AW03 PC0362AW04 IE1005AW02 A5248812 A5158021 A5226504 KE1000AW01 RU2441AW02 SA1054AW01 NP083626 MP825712 FPG72503 0853550150 TN1003AW02 06056DCS01 70001ADW06 00327ADW01 58831121222 L0235B396 321mraw 420686AW01 B4192933 CC0618AW04 M27534
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of CA, FL, IL, MA, NJ, NY, SC, and TX and the countries of TURKEY, TUNISIA, TAIWAN, SPAIN, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, KENYA, JAPAN, ITALY, IRELAND, INDIA, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, FRANCE, EGYPT, CHILE, CHINA, CANADA, BRAZIL, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, and ARGENTINA.
  • Product Description
    GE Advantage CT/PET Fusion for Advantage Windows Workstation with Volume View CT Colonography/Navigator 2 software. (Version 4.0, 4.1,or 4.2) || The Advantage CT/PET Fusion clinical application provides easy comparison of three dimensional (3D) anatomical images from Computed Tomography (CT) and functional images from Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare, LLC

Manufacturer

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