Events

Recall of Millennium Nuclear Medicine Systems

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
    33062
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0415-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-04-18
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-01-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-02-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=43766
  • 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
    In certain cases, one of the four collimator locking mechanisms that attach the collimator to the head may work itself free if collimator exchange has not been performed for an extended period of time. this situation, if neglected, could eventually cause the locking mechanism to unlock itself.
  • Action
    Customer letter is being sent to all customers who have an affected system. The letter alerts customers of the potential release of the locking mechanism and requires a Weekly Collimator Exchange Procedure to avoid release of the locking latch until the permanent solution is made available.

Device

Millennium Nuclear Medicine Systems
  • Model / Serial
    all serial numbers
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    nationwide including Puerto Rico, and to countries including: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Martinique, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    GE Millennium Systems: MPR and MPS Digital CSE Single Detector Gamma Camera. This system is a multi-purpose single-head nuclear medicine imaging system, comprised of a Digital CSE (Correlated Signal Enhancement) multi-purpose square detector, a pass-through counter-balanced ring gantry, a SPECT-optimized imaging table, and a collimator cart.
  • 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