FDA Recall Terminated

Ventri Discovery NM 530c, Ventri with Premium Table Discovery NM 530c, models H3000ZW & H3000SA. The system is used to perform nuclear imaging procedures.

Recall: Z-1168-2013 · Initiated January 9, 2013

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1168-2013
Event Number
64694
Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
FEI Number
2126677
Product Code
KPS
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Device Design
Initiated
January 9, 2013
Posted
April 24, 2013
Terminated
August 6, 2013
Address
3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

Description

Ventri Discovery NM 530c, Ventri with Premium Table Discovery NM 530c, models H3000ZW & H3000SA. The system is used to perform nuclear imaging procedures.

Reason

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an incident which caused a patient injury during an unload following an exam on a Ventri scanner. During a patient unload following a scan, the patients fingers may be pinched between the moving cradle edge and the stationary base of the table while the table is moving outward automatically.

Action

Consignees were sent on 1/9/2013 a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated January 9, 2013. The letter was addressed to Managers of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Administrators / Risk Managers and Managers of Radiology / Head of Biomedical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US, including the states of AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, ,N,MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY,NC, OH, OK,OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI and the countries of TAIWAN, TURKEY, SINGAPORE, SWD EN, PORTUGAL, POLAND, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, NETHERLANDS, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, ITALY, INDIA, ISRAEL GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, DENMARK, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, CANADA, BRAZIL BELGIUM, AUSTRALIA, and ARGENTINA.

Quantity

556