Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de GE Discovery & Optima Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems

Según New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en New Zealand que fue producido por GE Medical Systems LLC.

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    15226
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-08-20
  • País del evento
    New Zealand
  • Fuente del evento
    NZMMDSA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notas / Alertas
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and New Zealand.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Recalling Organisation: GE Healthcare Limited, 8 Tangihua Street, Auckland 1010
  • Causa
    The yellow foam strip used between the end bell covers and patient bore of certain ge mr products may extend past the surface of the covers. the foam itself is not hazardous. however, any fluid or body substance absorbed by the extended foam may come into contact with patients and act as a fomite potentially transferring infectious agents from one patient to another.
  • Acción
    Product to be modified

Device

GE Discovery & Optima Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems
  • Modelo / Serial
    Model: All Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, and Optima MR450w products, Affected: All serial numbers
  • Manufacturer
    GE Medical Systems LLC

Manufacturer

GE Medical Systems LLC