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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

NM/CT 870 DR Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained health 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 monitori

Reported: May 8, 2019 Initiated: March 20, 2019 #Z-1265-2019

Product Description

NM/CT 870 DR Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained health 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. The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system, combining Nuclear Medicine (NM) and Computed Tomography (CT) systems, is intended to produce

Reason for Recall

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.

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
27 units
Distribution
US and Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
NM/CT 870 DR Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained health 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. The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system, combining Nuclear Medicine (NM) and Computed Tomography (CT) systems, is intended to produce. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 27 units.
Why was this product recalled?
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.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on May 8, 2019. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1265-2019.