BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE Healthcare, CT Perfusion 4 on Advantage Workstation, CT and PET/CT consoles. Image analysis software package that allows the user to produce image data and to generate information with regard to changes in image intensity over time supporting CT Perfusion images.

    Recall: Z-1720-2009 · Initiated May 4, 2009

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1720-2009
    Event Number
    52022
    Firm
    GE Medical Systems, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    JAK
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    May 4, 2009
    Posted
    August 13, 2009
    Terminated
    May 16, 2012
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE Healthcare, CT Perfusion 4 on Advantage Workstation, CT and PET/CT consoles. Image analysis software package that allows the user to produce image data and to generate information with regard to changes in image intensity over time supporting CT Perfusion images.

    Reason

    GE Healthcare has recently become aware of the need to adjust default settings associated with the use of CT Perfusion 4 on the Advantage Workstation, ST and PET/CT consoles that may impact patient safety. The default parameter settings in CT Perfusion 4 may not be optimal in the case of data acquired with longer time sampling intervals such as axial scans with inter scan delay (ISD) greater th

    Action

    GE Healthcare issued an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated April 23, 2009. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk managers and Radiology department mangers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information instructing the user to follow the enclosed User Guide Addendum to mitigate further problems. For further questions, contact GE Healthcare at 1-800-437-1171 (US), 0120-055-919 (Japan); for other countries, contact your local GE Healthcare field service representative.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution -- Including states of AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, HI, IL, IA, MA, MI, NJ, NY, NC, OK, PA, PR, TX, WA, WV and WI and countries of ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM and VENEZUELA.

    Quantity

    444