FDA Recall Terminated

Optima NM/CT 640, Models H3100YA, H3100YC. Product Usage: The GE Optima NM/CT 640 system is intended for General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body. It includes a general purpose Nuclear Medicine (NM) system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a CT component which is intended specifically for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization on SPECT studies

Recall: Z-0188-2015 · Initiated October 14, 2014

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0188-2015
Event Number
69570
Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
FEI Number
2126677
Product Code
KPS
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Initiated
October 14, 2014
Posted
December 16, 2014
Terminated
February 27, 2015
Address
3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

Description

Optima NM/CT 640, Models H3100YA, H3100YC. Product Usage: The GE Optima NM/CT 640 system is intended for General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body. It includes a general purpose Nuclear Medicine (NM) system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a CT component which is intended specifically for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization on SPECT studies

Reason

GE is issuing this recall due to a potential safety issue related to a portion of the system falling onto the patient during a scan due to fasteners being loose that secured the camera to the gantry. GE is updating the Preventative Maintenance procedure and schedule, and added an additional Preventative Maintenance check for loose fasteners on the Nuclear Medicaine systems.

Action

The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter, GEHC Ref# 40860, dated October 14, 2014 to its consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, actions to be taken and Contact Information. For questions, consignees in the United States, can contact 1-800-437-1171, for other countries they can contact their GE Healthcare Service Representative.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Guam, Puerto Rico and DC; and countries of: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELRARUS, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA,MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN,SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIET NAAM.

Quantity

29