BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Xeleris Processing and Review Workstation 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 The display, processing, archiving, and communication of data acquired by Emission Tomography cameras used in diagnostic radiology, including procedures for planar imaging, whole body imaging, tomographic (SPECT) imaging, positron imaging by coincidence, attenuation correction, and anatomical image registration. 3X The system is intended for use by Nuclear Medicine (NM) or Radiology practitioners and referring physicians for display, processing , archiving, printing, reporting and networking of NM data including planar scans (Static, Whole Body, Dynamic, Multi-Gated) and tomnographic scans (SPECT, Gated SPECT, dedicated PET or Camera-Based-PET) acquired by gammna cameras or PET scanners. The system can run on dedicated workstation or in a server-client configuration. The NM or PET data can be coupled with registered and/or fused CT or MR scans and with physiological signals, in order to: depict, localize, and/or quantify the distribution of radionuclide tracers and anatomical structures in scanned body tissue for clinical diagnostic purposes..

    Recall: Z-1250-2011 · Initiated January 12, 2011

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1250-2011
    Event Number
    57159
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    LLZ
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    January 12, 2011
    Posted
    February 15, 2011
    Terminated
    October 16, 2012
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    Xeleris Processing and Review Workstation 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 The display, processing, archiving, and communication of data acquired by Emission Tomography cameras used in diagnostic radiology, including procedures for planar imaging, whole body imaging, tomographic (SPECT) imaging, positron imaging by coincidence, attenuation correction, and anatomical image registration. 3X The system is intended for use by Nuclear Medicine (NM) or Radiology practitioners and referring physicians for display, processing , archiving, printing, reporting and networking of NM data including planar scans (Static, Whole Body, Dynamic, Multi-Gated) and tomnographic scans (SPECT, Gated SPECT, dedicated PET or Camera-Based-PET) acquired by gammna cameras or PET scanners. The system can run on dedicated workstation or in a server-client configuration. The NM or PET data can be coupled with registered and/or fused CT or MR scans and with physiological signals, in order to: depict, localize, and/or quantify the distribution of radionuclide tracers and anatomical structures in scanned body tissue for clinical diagnostic purposes..

    Reason

    GE Healthcare has become aware of safety issues relevant for the Xeleris Workstation 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0: 1. Measurements taken on the CT Images on the CT system are different from the Xeleris Workstation 2. Inaccurate PET SUV values may be calculated when data is retrieved from PACS after being processed in the Xeleris. 3. Wrong marking of Early and Late result series on display in Bra

    Action

    The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated January 12, 2011 to all consignees/customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken by the customers. The customers were instructed to please ensure that all potential users in their facility are made aware of this safety notification and the recommended actions. A GE Healthcare Service representative will perform the required software update on each affected system. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative. You may also contact GE Healthcare call center in US or Canada at 800-437-1171 and other countries at 262-896-2890.

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution: USA including DC, PR, and Guam; and countries including: AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA, ALGERIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELGIUM, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVIA, BULGARIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LUXEMBOURG, LEBANON, MALY ASIA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK IA, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, and VIET NAM.

    Quantity

    6046