BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE Healthcare Optima CT540. The systems are intended for head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications.Sold under the following product names: BEIJING CT OPTIMA 540, BEIJING OPTIMA, BEIJING OPTIMA 540, BEIJING OPTIMA 540 ASIR, CT BEIJING OPTIMA 540, CT BEIJING OPTIMA 540 ASIR, CT GOLDSEAL OPTIMA 540, CT OPTIMA 540, CT OPTIMA 540 ASIR, CT OPTIMA CT540 TANG BEIJING, DISCOVERY 670 3/8 MEA PRO, HINO OPTIMA 540, HINO OPTIMA 540 ASIR, HINO OPTIMA 540 ASIR, OPTIMA 540, OPTIMA 540 ASIR, OPTIMA 540 MOBILE BEIJING, OPTIMA CT540, OPTIMA CT540 32 SLICES, OPTIMA CT540 ASIR, OPTIMA CT540 BJG SKD RUSSIA, Optima CT540 Gantry Top Asm with Rating Plate,SGB tube and CJ cover, Optima CT540 Gantry Top Asm with Rating Plate,SGB tube and CJ cover for Hino, OPTIMA CT540 TANG, OPTIMA CT540 TANG BEIJING, OPTIMA CT540 TANG HINO

    Recall: Z-2872-2018 · Initiated April 27, 2018

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2872-2018
    Event Number
    80563
    Firm
    GE Healthcare Japan Corporation Ge Herusukea.Japan Kabu 4 Chome 7-127 Asahigaoka Hino Japan
    FEI Number
    3002808529
    Product Code
    JAK
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Employee error
    Initiated
    April 27, 2018
    Terminated
    August 21, 2020

    Description

    GE Healthcare Optima CT540. The systems are intended for head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications.Sold under the following product names: BEIJING CT OPTIMA 540, BEIJING OPTIMA, BEIJING OPTIMA 540, BEIJING OPTIMA 540 ASIR, CT BEIJING OPTIMA 540, CT BEIJING OPTIMA 540 ASIR, CT GOLDSEAL OPTIMA 540, CT OPTIMA 540, CT OPTIMA 540 ASIR, CT OPTIMA CT540 TANG BEIJING, DISCOVERY 670 3/8 MEA PRO, HINO OPTIMA 540, HINO OPTIMA 540 ASIR, HINO OPTIMA 540 ASIR, OPTIMA 540, OPTIMA 540 ASIR, OPTIMA 540 MOBILE BEIJING, OPTIMA CT540, OPTIMA CT540 32 SLICES, OPTIMA CT540 ASIR, OPTIMA CT540 BJG SKD RUSSIA, Optima CT540 Gantry Top Asm with Rating Plate,SGB tube and CJ cover, Optima CT540 Gantry Top Asm with Rating Plate,SGB tube and CJ cover for Hino, OPTIMA CT540 TANG, OPTIMA CT540 TANG BEIJING, OPTIMA CT540 TANG HINO

    Reason

    GE Healthcare has identified that some CT systems may have a damaged cable that can expose 120VAC to Service Engineers working inside the gantry.

    Action

    The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an " URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated 4/27/2018 to its Customers on about 04/27/2018. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were Instructed to: download and provide the updated Service Manual to the organization that services the equipment on site and informed customers that GE Healthcare would be correcting all affected devices at no cost. Questions or concerns can be directed to GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or the local Sales Representative. GE Healthcare expanded the recall to include an additional product and model number. Customers were notified on about 08/09/2018 via URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letter. Instructions were the same as the original notification.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) distribution to states of: AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WI, WV, WY; and countries of:: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMEROON, Canada, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, Cote D'Ivoire, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, French Guiana, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, Hong Kong, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, Korea (Republic of), KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, Mali, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW , ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, Palestine, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, REUNION, ROMANIA, Russia, RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, and YEMEN.

    Quantity

    4,007 devices total (products 1, 2, 3)