BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT, Model/Catalogue/Code H3906CT Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT 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 system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a Computed Tomography system which is intended for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization of SPECT images and for standalone head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications.

    Recall: Z-1258-2019 · Initiated March 20, 2019

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1258-2019
    Event Number
    82582
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    JAK
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Device Design
    Initiated
    March 20, 2019
    Terminated
    October 5, 2020
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT, Model/Catalogue/Code H3906CT Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT 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 system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a Computed Tomography system which is intended for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization of SPECT images and for standalone head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications.

    Reason

    During installation of certain Nuclear Medicine systems delivered with dismounted detectors, some detector screws may not have been secured correctly, leading to the possible loss of one detector mounting design redundancy.

    Action

    GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated March 20, 2019 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. GE Healthcare will inspect and, if required, correct all affected products at no cost to you to ensure that all design redundancies are in place. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for the correction. For questions contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.

    Distribution

    US and Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

    Quantity

    3 units