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Terminated

GE Innova 4100 / 4100 IQ Cardiovascular Imaging System, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI 53188. The product is indicated for use in generating fluoroscopic images of human anatomy for vascular angiography diagnostic and interventional procedures and optionally, rotational imaging procedures. It is also intended for generating fluoroscopic images of human anatomy for cardiology, diagnostic and interventional procedures.

FDA Recall Z-1476-2009 · Posted 2009-06-19

Recalling FirmGE Medical Systems, LLC
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeMQB
Date Initiated2008-06-17
Date Terminated2014-10-22
Product Quantity356 plus 11 either 3100 or 4100

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has become aware that a few customers have experienced an unusual occurrence of system lockups on Innova single plane cardiovascular X-ray imaging systems while using the image auto-archiving function. when occurring during X-Ray imaging, the acquisition fails and the user has to rest the system. To date, one patient death has been reported related to this issue.

Firm Action

GE Healthcare sent a "GE Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated May 2008. The letter was addressed to Health Care Professionals describing the problem with the affected devices including instructions to avoid further problems until a GE Healthcare service representative is able to make contact and upgrade the system. Further questions may be addressed by calling 1-800-437-1171.

Root Cause

Process control

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US including Puerto Rico and states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY,NC, ND, OH, OK OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA,WV and WI and countries of ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GEORGIA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA and SOUTH AFRICA.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K061163INNOVA 2121IQ, INNOVA 3131IQ, INNOVA 4100, INNOVA 4100IQ, INNOVA 3100, INNOVA 3100IQ, INNOVA 2100IQ WITH INNOVA IVUS OPTGe Medical Systems, LLC · 2006-06-07K052412INNOVA 2100-IQ, INNOVA 3100, INNOVA 3100-IQ, INNOVA 4100, AND INNOVA 4100-IQGE Healthcare · 2005-09-16K052157INNOVA CT OPTION FOR DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEMS INNOVA MODELS 4100, 4100IQ, 3100, 3100IQ & 2100IQGe Medical Systems, LLC · 2005-08-25K042053INNOVA 4100, INNOVA 3100Ge Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004-08-26K023178INNOVA 4100Ge Medical Systems, Inc. · 2002-11-26

Official Source

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

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