BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE Healthcare, SIGNA 1.5T TWINSPEED, SIGNA INFINITY MRISYSTEM, SIGNA 3.0T INFINITY WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 3.0T WITH EXCITE, SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T, SIGNA EXCITE 3.0T, GE 1.5T AND 3.0T SIGNA HDX MR SYSTEM, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, SIGNA Contour, Brivo MR355, Optima MR360, GE 1.5T SIGNA HDE MR SYSTEM, Signa Openspeed 0.7T MR SYSTEM, Vectra, SIGNA 0.35T OVATION WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 0.2T PROFILE With EXCITE MRI Systems

    Recall: Z-1305-2015 · Initiated March 9, 2015

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1305-2015
    Event Number
    70687
    Firm
    GE Healthcare
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    LNH
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment
    Initiated
    March 9, 2015
    Posted
    March 20, 2015
    Terminated
    September 8, 2015
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE Healthcare, SIGNA 1.5T TWINSPEED, SIGNA INFINITY MRISYSTEM, SIGNA 3.0T INFINITY WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 3.0T WITH EXCITE, SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T, SIGNA EXCITE 3.0T, GE 1.5T AND 3.0T SIGNA HDX MR SYSTEM, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, SIGNA Contour, Brivo MR355, Optima MR360, GE 1.5T SIGNA HDE MR SYSTEM, Signa Openspeed 0.7T MR SYSTEM, Vectra, SIGNA 0.35T OVATION WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 0.2T PROFILE With EXCITE MRI Systems

    Reason

    GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue involving MRI systems due to software versions not being maintained properly at some sites.

    Action

    GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated March 9, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. For questions contact your local service representative or call 800-437-1171 (available 24 hours a day).

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution including PR, GU and DC., and to the countries of: ALBANIA. ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE DLVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY. GHANA, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHHSTAN,KENYA,REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMA N,PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA , UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM and ZAMBIA.

    Quantity

    9,369 (2,937 US, 6,432 OUS).