Recall StatusTerminated
Date Initiated2012-05-24
Date Terminated2012-12-11
Product Quantity12
Reason for Recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of inaccurate Scale factor annotation provided by SenoAdvantage 2.2 workstations that may impact patient safety. This issue may result in a potential miscalculation of size.
Firm Action
Consignees were sent on 5/24/12 a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated May 23, 2012. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk Managers, Radiology Department Managers & Radiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, and Product Correction. Customers should verify if their workstation is affected. GE Healthcare will correct all affected workstations by providing a software upgrade and Operator Manual update. A GE Healthcare service representative will contact you to arrange this correction. This activity will be performed at no cost to you.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call one of the following phone numbers:
United States: 800 437 1171
Japan: 0120 - 055 - 919
For other countries, please contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.
Root Cause
Software design
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including states of: CA, CT, NY, TX, and MS and countries of TAIWAN, ITALY, CANADA, and BAHRAIN
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.