GE Healthcare Ventri, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI. Model number(s): H3000YW, H3000YY, H3000ZW, H3000YT. The intended use of the VENTRi system is to perform nuclear imaging procedures for detection and imaging of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body for clinical diagnostic purposes.
FDA Recall Z-2219-2009 · Posted 2009-09-17
Recalling FirmGE Medical Systems, LLC
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeKPS
Date Initiated2008-11-03
Date Terminated2012-07-12
Product Quantity308 (252 US, 57 OUS)
Reason for Recall
GE Healthcare become aware of an incident which caused a slight patient injury during his unload following a prone-oriented scan on Ventri. Although clear safety instructions were not followed in this case, additional measures will be implemented in an effort to reduce the probability or repeat occurrence.
Firm Action
GE Healthcare issued a "Product Safety Notification" dated January 2009 to consignees. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators, Managers of Radiology/Cardiology & Radiologists/Cardiologists. The letter describes the Safety Issue, Affected Product, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information. A GE Field Engineer will visit each site and implement the correction.
For further information, contact your local GE Healthcare service representative at 1-800-437-1171 (US or Canada) or 1-262-896-2890 (outside the US).
Root Cause
Process control
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide Distribution -- US (AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH,OK PA, RI,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and WV), AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL CANADA, DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY,SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY and UNITED KINGDOM.
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.