FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

Vivid q N ultrasound. Not marketed in the US. Used in ultrasound imaging and analysis in Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal/GYN; Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, testes, thyroid); Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular; Musculo-skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Urology (including prostate); Transesophageal; Transrectal; Transvaginal; and Intraoperative (abdominal, thoracic, and vascular).

Recall: Z-0759-2023 · Reported December 28, 2022

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0759-2023
Event ID
91139
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
GE Medical Systems, LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
December 28, 2022
Initiation Date
November 10, 2022
Classification Date
December 22, 2022
Address
3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615, United States

Description

Vivid q N ultrasound. Not marketed in the US. Used in ultrasound imaging and analysis in Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal/GYN; Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, testes, thyroid); Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular; Musculo-skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Urology (including prostate); Transesophageal; Transrectal; Transvaginal; and Intraoperative (abdominal, thoracic, and vascular).

Reason

Potential for batteries that have not been replaced at 2 years, as recommended in the Service Manual, they can fail or possibly emit smoke, or catch fire.

Code Info

No US Distribution. Model Number (System ID): H45571BK (DZ1315US08, VQ50927VQ, 835385929, 0835385937, IQ1398US05, IQ1398US04, IQ1398US03, IQ1398US02, A6193101, JO4026US01, JO4034US01, KE1070US01, KW1018US27, KT1066US01, LY1076US02, OM1000US04, OM1042US09, OM1042US08, OM1010US10, PK1367US01, QA1062US02, SA1345US06, SA2072US19, SA2158US09, SA2329US08, SA2308US02, SA1199US04, SA1199US03, SA1012US48, SA1058US63, SA1058US64, ZA2466US01, ZA2466US02, ZA2500US01, ZA2483US01, ZA2841US01, ZA3242US03, ZA2416US02, ZA1015US07, ZA3258US01, ZA1177US02, ZA2481US01, ZA2461US01, ZA2499US01, ZA2430US01, ZA2498US01, ZA2976US02, ZA2504US01, ZA2316US03, ZA2314US02, ZA2449US01, ZA2448US02, ZA2509US01, TN1279US02, 34118ULT34, 33054ULT01, P65021UL06, AE1006US18, AE1131US02, AE1025US06, AE1149US18, AE1149US16); H45571ZC (DZ1292US08, DZ1473US02, DZ1534US04, VQ55477VQ, DK1167US77, EG1621US32, EG1980US01, ET1031US01, 083038600786615, 083038602082015, 083038603381415, 5512UL1025, 5512UL0912, 5512UL0914, 5512UL0913, 835385974, 5512UL0838, 5512UL0839, 0835385958, 0835385967, 0835385972, 5512UL0276, 5512UL0003, 5512UL0408, 5512UL0256, 5512UL0843, 5512UL0236, 5512UL1346, 5512UL1345, 5512UL0483, IQ1580US01, IQ1297US04, IQ1399US01, IQ1398US01, A6384301, KE6093US01, KE1000US07, KE6031US01, KE6111US01, KW1055US19, KW1065US06, KW1002US04, KW1011US39, KW1011US31, KW1011US41, KW1011US40, KW1005US26, KW1126US01, KW1004US39, LB1050US06, LB1055US07, LB1055US06, LB1055US04, LB1055US05, LB1148US06, 1553UL0170, 1553UL0229, 1553UL0308, 1553UL0320, 1553UL0230, 1553UL0092, 1553UL0070, MU1018US01, NA1043US01, NG1186US02, OM1070US01, OM1073US03, OM1042US10, OM1065US06, OM1007US14, PK1300US29, PL8358US01, QA1020US08, QA1020US07, SA2330US05, SA2128US03, SA1060US18, SA2045US13, SA2045US09, SA2045US10, SA2045US11, SA2122US04, SA2072US20, SA2385US06, SA2329US13, SA1005US33, SA1005US34, SA1005US35, SA1118US21, SA1245US04, SA1101US06, SA2107US05, SA2107US02, SA2107US04, SA2107US03, SA2159US04, SA2513US08, SA2485US01, SA1012US56, SA1012US57, SA1034US45, ZA2899US01, ZA2745US01, ZA2858US01, ZA2786US01, ZA2279US02, ZA2577US01, ZA2787US01, ZA3145US01, ZA2765US01, ZA2626US01, ZA1047US01, ZA2656US02, ZA2670US02, ZA2800US01, ZA1850US02, ZA2699US01, ZA1030US17, ZA2545US02, ZA2902US01, ZA2986US01, ZA2767US04, ZA2595US01, ZA2702US01, ZA2970US05, ZA2900US01, ZA2793US01, ZA2788US01, ZA2726US02, ZA2754US01, ZA2735US01, ZA2789US01, ZA2602US01, ZA2955US01, ZA1030US16, ZA1018US01, ZA2141US02, ZA2141US01, ZA2567US02, ZA2940US01, ZA1850US03, ZA2685US01, ZA2177US02, ZA2137US02, ZA2976US01, ZA2965US01, ZA2273US03, ZA2818US01, ZA2772US02, ZA2749US01, ZA2853US01, ZA2819US01, ZA2851US01, ZA2687US02, 138691US01, P06043UL12, 06002ULT36, 06008ULT57, 06002ULT43, 16032ULT12, 25001ULT20, 34418ULT15, 34373ULT18, 34006ULT26, 34006ULT23, 35001ULT19, 46003ULT14, 33043ULT03, 33043ULT02, 59019ULT07, P71003UL13, P07012UL07, P65005UL04, UG1051US04, AE1353US03, AE1003US16, AE1477US04, AE1160US10, AE1477US05, AE1540US01, AE1554US01, AE1388US04, AE1062US02, AE1009US21, AE1009US22, AE1017US14, AE1017US19, AE1045US11)

Distribution

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV and the countries of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, AZERBAIJAN, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, CHINA Colombia, CONGO, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, CZECH REPUBLIC, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, HONG KONG, Hungary, ICELAND, INDIA, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Kosovo, Kuwait, KYRGYZSTAN, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, LUXEMBOURG, Macedonia, MALAYSIA, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, MICRONESIA, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NEW ZEALAND, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Quantity

250 units