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Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated… recallZ-1792-2013 · GE Healthcare, LLC · initiated Jun 13, 2013

Class I Terminated All recalls posted in July 2013

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  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from GE Healthcare, LLC or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

GE became aware of an incident at a VA Medical Center facility in the US in which a patient died due to injuries sustained while being scanned on an Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Medicine System. UPDATE: On July 03, 2013 GE notified hospitals that they are recalling several Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems because serious injuries or deaths could occur due to the failure mode associated with this re

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

GE sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated June 17, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, recommended that qualified service personnel maintain the equipment and that Preventative Maintenance procedures are executed according to labeling. Also the Safety Chapter Sections should be re-reviewed with personnel to ensure proper operation of the equipment. GE notified customers again on July 03, 2013, via Urgent Medical Device Recall letter (including confirmation of delivery for US customers) and follow-up telephone call. Customers were instructed to cease using the affected system until GE Healthcare Field Engineer can complete an inspection of the system and perform any necessary repairs at no cost. A GE Healthcare representative will contact the hospitals to arrange for the inspection.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1792-2013
Recall class
Class I (most serious)
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jun 13, 2013
Posted by the FDA
Jul 24, 2013
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Quantity
213
Product code
KPS
FDA submissions
K093514
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Guam, Puerto Rico and the countries of : Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam.

Product description

Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can also be used by the physician for staging and restaging of tumors, planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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System ID: 0828260021, 0828260022, 0850260118, 0850260122, 0850260128, 0850260131, 0850260132, 0853260094, 0853260099, 0856260033, 0856260034, 0856260035, 0910262297, 0910262304, 0910262310, 0910262319, 0910262322, 0910262325, 0910262344, 0910263223, 0910263228, 0910263231, 0910263235, 0910263239, 0910263241, 0910263243, 0910263250, 0910264135, 0910264141, 0910264147, 0910265074, 0910265075, 0910265076, 0920269097, 082426040043, 082426040044, 082426060005, 082426070028, 082426070030, 082426080020, 082426090029, 082426090030, 082426130029, 082426130030, 082426150026, 082426160042, 082426210020, 082426230020, 083026009408410, 083026023683711, 083026201006810, 00001NUC12, 00028NUC01, 00042NUC02, 00046NUC06, 00065NUC08, 00123NUC01, 00149NUC01, 00149NUC03, 00197NUC14, 00199NUC13, 00200NUC07, 00200NUC08, 00234NUC09, 00361NUC08, 00432NUC02, 010120NU19, 030037NU08, 030082NU13, 030133NU13, 030360NU01, 05462NUC05, 06007NUC19, 080041NU04, 100032NU05, 10497NUC20, 110017NU06, 110022NU05, 11018NUC08, 190052NU09, 190163NU04, 190163NU06, 204726D670NM, 210060NU02, 212639NMD670, 250370D670, 260010NU06, 262574D670, 305674D670, 309671SPECT, 403343D670, 403943D670, 403943D670B, 404686NMCT, 410955D670, 410D6701, 415353D670, 416495D670, 418549D670A, 418549D670B, 423495D670, 514281D670, 514338D670, 514842AD670, 514848D670, 514876D670, 519973D670, 529150NU05, 540332D670, 600092NM11, 610402D670NM1, 613548D670, 614NCH670, 615322NM5, 615893MMCT1, 617638DSV670, 630432D670, 720848D670, 803751D670, 819563D670, 819563D670B, 856247D670, 856247NM, 900010NU09, 905472D670, 905684D670A, 905684D670B, 905883D670, 972747NM670, 972935D670, A4169312, A4194844, A51051127, A51142126, A5125139, A5129983, A5196344, B4182011, B5140618, BG4009NM01, D007NU12, DK1029NU14, DK1047NM01, EE1020NM03, FE416061, FI1052MN01, GP1000NM01, HOR0281, IL1020NM36, IL1041NM30, IL1062NM29, M001NU42, M2002713, M251400603, M4134637, M4143630, M4143993, M4144126, M4145158, M4194042, M4198090, M4210246, M4215577, M4476424, M4505290, M5172553, M5400562, M5480777, M9409545, M9886847, MEX68915, NO1018MN06, NO1087MN09, NO1088MN16, NT1001, NT1002, NT1003, NT1004, NT1005, NT1006, NT1007, NT1008, NT1009, NT1010, NT1011, NT1013, NT1015, NT1020, NT2001, NT2002, O005NU27, PC8262NU01, PITT670, RTD0737, RU1095NM03, RU1279NM02, RU1949NM01, RU3451NM01, RU3467NM01, RU3623NM01, RU3637PT01, RU3713NM01, RU3900NM01, RU6340NM01, RU7175NM01, RU7187NM01, RU7505NM01, UX2305NU01, V4144610, V4169306, X102874005, X4144501, XM203402.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

6 devices cleared under K093514 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 65579).

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