PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Models H3100NA, H3100PP, H3100RA, H2401LS, H2401LZ, H2402LS. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disord

Reported: November 19, 2014 Initiated: October 14, 2014 #Z-0186-2015

Product Description

Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Models H3100NA, H3100PP, H3100RA, H2401LS, H2401LZ, H2402LS. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can also be used by the physician for staging and restaging of tumors, planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.

Reason for Recall

GE is issuing this recall due to a potential safety issue related to a portion of the system falling onto the patient during a scan due to fasteners being loose that secured the camera to the gantry. GE is updating the Preventative Maintenance procedure and schedule, and added an additional Preventative Maintenance check for loose fasteners on the Nuclear Medicaine systems.

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
255
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Guam, Puerto Rico and DC; and countries of: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELRARUS, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA,MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN,SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIET NAAM.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Models H3100NA, H3100PP, H3100RA, H2401LS, H2401LZ, H2402LS. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can also be used by the physician for staging and restaging of tumors, planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 255.
Why was this product recalled?
GE is issuing this recall due to a potential safety issue related to a portion of the system falling onto the patient during a scan due to fasteners being loose that secured the camera to the gantry. GE is updating the Preventative Maintenance procedure and schedule, and added an additional Preventative Maintenance check for loose fasteners on the Nuclear Medicaine systems.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on November 19, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0186-2015.