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Terminated

GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710. Intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging.

FDA Recall Z-0024-2014 · Posted 2013-10-17

Recalling FirmGE Healthcare, LLC
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeKPS
Date Initiated2013-03-26
Date Terminated2013-12-05
Product Quantity28 (4 US & 24OUS)

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue related with the DMPR function and Screen Saved Images on your scanner which involves Optima CT660, Brivo CT385, Discovery PET/CT 610, Discovery PET/CT 710. The DMPR and Screen Save functionality may possibly generate the same Series UID. It has been seen that some PACS may combine series under a patient using only the Series UID

Firm Action

Consignees were sent a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated March 26, 2013. The letter was addressed to Director of Radiology, Emergency Medicine Physicians and Radiologic Technologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information.

Root Cause

Software design (manufacturing process)

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IA, IS, LA, MA, MO, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI, and the countries of UNITED KINGDOM, DENMARK, CHILE, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, CANADA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRANCE GUIANA, GERMANY, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHSTAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, MYANMA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN, and VIETNAM.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K081496OPTIMA PET/CT 560Ge Medical Systems, LLC · 2008-06-12

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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