Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall GE PET/CT System

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States 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
    73248
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1048-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-02-10
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-09-21
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=143623
  • Notas / Alertas
    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.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
  • Causa
    Ge healthcare has updated the service manuals for a number of ct and pet ct scanners to update an incorrect torque value.
  • Acción
    GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter " GEHC Ref# 25467-ABT or 25467" dated February 12, 2016, to all affected consignees . The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk Managers, Managers of Radiology/Cardiology, & Radiologist/Cardiologist. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. Consignees were instructed to ensure that the organization that service their equipment uses the latest version of the Service Manual to maintain the safe and proper performance of their medical device. For questions call in the United States: 1-800-437-1171 or your local GE Healthcare Service Representative. For questions regarding this recall call 262-513-4122.

Device

Device Recall GE PET/CT System
  • Modelo / Serial
    Mfg Lot or Serial # System ID 00001035638YM4 082421010179 00000001887YC9 082421010327 00001035639YM2 082421020108 00001035636YM8 082421020109 00001031633YM9 082421030253 00001031634YM7 082421030254 00000003852YC1 082421030266 00001031640YM4 082421040157 00001035634YM3 082421060051 00000001885YC3 082421060054 00001035641YM8 082421080078 00001031632YM1 082421090164 00001035640YM0 082421090168 00001031639YM6 082421100318 00001031638YM8 082421120200 00000003853YC9 082421140187 00001031637YM0 082421150068 00000001883YC8 082421200244 00000001888YC7 082421270069 00001035633YM5 082421310091 00000001891YC1 082421040171 00000001892YC9 082421040177 00000001889YC5 082421090174 00000001890YC3 082421090175 00000001886YC1 082421310106
  • Clasificación del producto
    Radiology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - US including all states in including PR except ND, VT & WY. Foreign Distribution: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMERON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE,HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRA N, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA .
  • Descripción del producto
    LightSpeed Ultra (8-slice MDAS), 5120327-3 || LightSpeed 4.0 CT Scanner System - The LightSpeed 4.0 CT Scanner System is indicated for head and whole body X-ray Computed Tomography applications. PET Discovery ST system - The GE Discovery ST system is intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and localization of emission activity in patient anatomy by means of integrated PET and CT images. The Discovery ST is to be used by trained health care professionals for imaging the distribution of radiopharmaceuticals in the body for the assessment of metabolic (molecular) and physiologic functions. This can assist in the evaluation, diagnosis, staging, restaging, and follow up of lesions, disease and organ function such as (but not limited to) cancer, cardiovascular disease, and brain dysfunction. This device can also assist in radiotherapy planning. The Discovery ST system can also be used as a stand-alone head and whole body multi-slice computed tomography (CT) diagnostic imaging system. LightSpeed Pro16 - The Lightspeed 5.0 CT Scanner System is indicated for head and whole body X-ray computed tomography applications. 16 Slice BGO PET/CT System - The GE Discovery XR and XA Systems are intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and localization of emission activity in patient anatomy by means of integrated PET and CT images. The Discovery XR and XA are to be used by trained health care professionals for imaging the distribution of radiopharmaceuticals in the body for the assessment of metabolic (molecular) and physiologic functions. This can assist in the evaluation, diagnosis, staging, restaging, and follow up of lesions, disease and organ function such as (but not limited to) cancer, cardiovascular disease, and brain dysfunction. These devices can also assist in radiotherapy planning. The Discovery XR and XA can also be used as stand-alone head and whole body multislice computed tomography (CT) diagnostic imaging systems. 6 Slice BGO PET/CT System - The GE Discovery LS System is intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and localization of emission activity in patient anatomy by means of integrated PET and CT images. The Discovery LS is to be used by trained health care professionals for imaging the distribution of radiopharmaceuticals in the body for the assessment of metabolic (molecular) and physiologic functions. This can assist in the evaluation, diagnosis, staging, restaging, and follow up of lesions, disease and organ function such as (but not limited to) cancer, cardiovascular disease, and brain dysfunction. This device can also assist in radiotherapy planning. The Discovery LS can also be used as a stand-alone head and whole body multislice computed tomography (CT) diagnostic imaging system.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Medical Systems, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Medical Systems, LLC
  • Dirección del fabricante
    GE Medical Systems, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA