Events

Recall of GE Healthcare MRI systems with Confirmas CADstream

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
    53957
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0592-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-10-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-01-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-08-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=86946
  • 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, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging - Product Code LNH
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware that the use of confirma, inc.'s cadstream in conjunction with the ge healthcare's pure (phased array uniformity enhancement) software for dynamic mri imaging (signa excite 1.5t, signa hd 1.5t, signa hdx 1.5t, signa hdxt 1.5t, signa hde, ge discovery mr450 and the signa 3.0t mr750 mri systems ) may require a modification to the study preference settings to p.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare issues an "Important Product Information" letter dated October 23, 2009. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators, Managers of Radiology and Radiologists. The letter listed the Issue, Affected Product Details, Instructions, Product correction and Contact Information. For further information, contact GE Healthcare at 1-262-548-2731.

Device

GE Healthcare MRI systems with Confirmas CADstream
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- All States in the US including DC and Puerto Rico. OUS: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISLAMIC IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA REPUBLIC, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA and VIETNAM.
  • Product Description
    Signa Excite 1.5T, Signa HD 1.5T, Signa HDx 1.5T, Signa HDxT 1.5T, Signa HDe, GE DISCOVERY MR450 and the Signa 3.0T MR750 MRI systems when used in conjunction with Confirma's CADstream (These systems contain the PURE software option.) || Excite MR system is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce images of the internal structures and organs of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body.
  • 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