BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE, VCT for Discovery VCT, Discovery RX VCT, and Discovery PET/CT 690, Lightspeed VCT, Discovery CT750HD. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission.

    Recall: Z-1188-2013 · Initiated July 25, 2011

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1188-2013
    Event Number
    64889
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    JAK
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Process control
    Initiated
    July 25, 2011
    Posted
    April 29, 2013
    Terminated
    February 4, 2014
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE, VCT for Discovery VCT, Discovery RX VCT, and Discovery PET/CT 690, Lightspeed VCT, Discovery CT750HD. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission.

    Reason

    Fastener bolts on the heat exchanger were not properly torqued and part of the heat exchanger can detach from the gantry and hit the inside of the covers and other components of the gantry possibly resulting in the oil conduit breaking, spilling oil within the gantry and outside the system. This issue affects GE Healthcare VCT for Discovery VCT, Discovery RX VCT, and Discovery PET/CT 690, Lightspe

    Action

    No consignee letter was sent out. At customer site Field Engineer replaced heat exchanger, the tube and the pump. Field Engineer also verified torque on all bolts. Field action was initiated on 7/25/2011 and has been completed as of 3/29/2013.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and the states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL,GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MS,MO, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI and the countries of ALBANIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BELGIUM BRAZIL CANADA CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK ECUADOR EGYPT FINLAND FRANCE GREECE HONG KONG HUNGARY INDIA IRELAND ITALY JAPAN KOREA, REPUBLIC OF MEXICO MOROCCO NIGERIA NORWAY POLAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION SINGAPORE SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM.

    Quantity

    166