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Terminated

Xeleris Processing and Review Workstation 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 The display, processing, archiving, and communication of data acquired by Emission Tomography cameras used in diagnostic radiology, including procedures for planar imaging, whole body imaging, tomographic (SPECT) imaging, positron imaging by coincidence, attenuation correction, and anatomical image registration. 3X The system is intended for use by Nuclear Medicine (NM) or Radiology practitioners and referring physicians for display, processing , archiving, printing, reporting and networking of NM data including planar scans (Static, Whole Body, Dynamic, Multi-Gated) and tomnographic scans (SPECT, Gated SPECT, dedicated PET or Camera-Based-PET) acquired by gammna cameras or PET scanners. The system can run on dedicated workstation or in a server-client configuration. The NM or PET data can be coupled with registered and/or fused CT or MR scans and with physiological signals, in order to: depict, localize, and/or quantify the distribution of radionuclide tracers and anatomical structures in scanned body tissue for clinical diagnostic purposes..

FDA Recall Z-1250-2011 · Posted 2011-02-15

Recalling FirmGE Healthcare, LLC
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeLLZ
Date Initiated2011-01-12
Date Terminated2012-10-16
Product Quantity6046

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has become aware of safety issues relevant for the Xeleris Workstation 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0: 1. Measurements taken on the CT Images on the CT system are different from the Xeleris Workstation 2. Inaccurate PET SUV values may be calculated when data is retrieved from PACS after being processed in the Xeleris. 3. Wrong marking of Early and Late result series on display in Bra

Firm Action

The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated January 12, 2011 to all consignees/customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken by the customers. The customers were instructed to please ensure that all potential users in their facility are made aware of this safety notification and the recommended actions. A GE Healthcare Service representative will perform the required software update on each affected system. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative. You may also contact GE Healthcare call center in US or Canada at 800-437-1171 and other countries at 262-896-2890.

Root Cause

Software design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution: USA including DC, PR, and Guam; and countries including: AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA, ALGERIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELGIUM, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVIA, BULGARIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LUXEMBOURG, LEBANON, MALY ASIA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK IA, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, and VIET NAM.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K093982XELERIS 3 PROCESSING AND REVIEW WORKSTATIONGe Medical Systems F.I. Haifa · 2010-01-08K051673XELERIS 2 PROCESSING AND REVIEW WORKSTATIONGE Medical Systems · 2005-07-18K024137JUPITER PROCESSING AND REVIEW WORKSTATIONGe Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003-01-15

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