FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can also be used by the physician for staging and restaging of tumors, planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.

Recall: Z-1792-2013 · Reported July 31, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1792-2013
Event ID
65579
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
July 31, 2013
Initiation Date
June 13, 2013
Classification Date
July 23, 2013
Termination Date
June 19, 2014
Address
3000 N Grandview Blvd, N/A, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615, United States

Description

Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can also be used by the physician for staging and restaging of tumors, planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.

Reason

GE became aware of an incident at a VA Medical Center facility in the US in which a patient died due to injuries sustained while being scanned on an Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Medicine System. UPDATE: On July 03, 2013 GE notified hospitals that they are recalling several Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems because serious injuries or deaths could occur due to the failure mode associated with this re

Code Info

System ID: 0828260021, 0828260022, 0850260118, 0850260122, 0850260128, 0850260131, 0850260132, 0853260094, 0853260099, 0856260033, 0856260034, 0856260035, 0910262297, 0910262304, 0910262310, 0910262319, 0910262322, 0910262325, 0910262344, 0910263223, 0910263228, 0910263231, 0910263235, 0910263239, 0910263241, 0910263243, 0910263250, 0910264135, 0910264141, 0910264147, 0910265074, 0910265075, 0910265076, 0920269097, 082426040043, 082426040044, 082426060005, 082426070028, 082426070030, 082426080020, 082426090029, 082426090030, 082426130029, 082426130030, 082426150026, 082426160042, 082426210020, 082426230020, 083026009408410, 083026023683711, 083026201006810, 00001NUC12, 00028NUC01, 00042NUC02, 00046NUC06, 00065NUC08, 00123NUC01, 00149NUC01, 00149NUC03, 00197NUC14, 00199NUC13, 00200NUC07, 00200NUC08, 00234NUC09, 00361NUC08, 00432NUC02, 010120NU19, 030037NU08, 030082NU13, 030133NU13, 030360NU01, 05462NUC05, 06007NUC19, 080041NU04, 100032NU05, 10497NUC20, 110017NU06, 110022NU05, 11018NUC08, 190052NU09, 190163NU04, 190163NU06, 204726D670NM, 210060NU02, 212639NMD670, 250370D670, 260010NU06, 262574D670, 305674D670, 309671SPECT, 403343D670, 403943D670, 403943D670B, 404686NMCT, 410955D670, 410D6701, 415353D670, 416495D670, 418549D670A, 418549D670B, 423495D670, 514281D670, 514338D670, 514842AD670, 514848D670, 514876D670, 519973D670, 529150NU05, 540332D670, 600092NM11, 610402D670NM1, 613548D670, 614NCH670, 615322NM5, 615893MMCT1, 617638DSV670, 630432D670, 720848D670, 803751D670, 819563D670, 819563D670B, 856247D670, 856247NM, 900010NU09, 905472D670, 905684D670A, 905684D670B, 905883D670, 972747NM670, 972935D670, A4169312, A4194844, A51051127, A51142126, A5125139, A5129983, A5196344, B4182011, B5140618, BG4009NM01, D007NU12, DK1029NU14, DK1047NM01, EE1020NM03, FE416061, FI1052MN01, GP1000NM01, HOR0281, IL1020NM36, IL1041NM30, IL1062NM29, M001NU42, M2002713, M251400603, M4134637, M4143630, M4143993, M4144126, M4145158, M4194042, M4198090, M4210246, M4215577, M4476424, M4505290, M5172553, M5400562, M5480777, M9409545, M9886847, MEX68915, NO1018MN06, NO1087MN09, NO1088MN16, NT1001, NT1002, NT1003, NT1004, NT1005, NT1006, NT1007, NT1008, NT1009, NT1010, NT1011, NT1013, NT1015, NT1020, NT2001, NT2002, O005NU27, PC8262NU01, PITT670, RTD0737, RU1095NM03, RU1279NM02, RU1949NM01, RU3451NM01, RU3467NM01, RU3623NM01, RU3637PT01, RU3713NM01, RU3900NM01, RU6340NM01, RU7175NM01, RU7187NM01, RU7505NM01, UX2305NU01, V4144610, V4169306, X102874005, X4144501, XM203402.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Guam, Puerto Rico and the countries of : Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam.

Quantity

213