Events

Recall of Device Recall PET Discovery ST 16

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
    71842
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2803-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-07-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-09-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-03-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=140154
  • 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, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
  • Reason
    Potential for expulsion of the power supply on lightspeed ct scanner or discovery st pet ct or discovery ls pet ct scanner.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. GE Healthcare will correct all affected products at no cost to you. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for the correction. For questions contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative. Ref# 25463

Device

Device Recall PET Discovery ST 16
  • Model / Serial
    00000407058CN7 B5127901 00000393804CN0 YE0524 00000007118PT3 A098PE01 00000005880PT0 853450026 00000295121CN8 469525DLS 00000331760CN9 256327PET 00000305946CN6 201599DST 00000314955CN6 RADNETPT1813 00000362166CN1 203694DST16 00000354677CN7 918744PETCT 00000359856CN2 713704DST 00000364001CN8 845454PCT 00000299430CN9 817927DST 00000011079PT1 662232DST 00000005835PT4 256705PS2 00000010481PT0 615320DST 00000005903PT0 856794DISCST 00000412917CN7 818DCCDST
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and to the countries of : ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHINA, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HUNGRY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MEXICO, NORWAY, POLAND, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN and UNITED KINGDOM.
  • Product Description
    PET Discovery ST 16
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare

Manufacturer

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