GE 1.5T Signa HDxt, 3.0T Signa HDxt, Signa Vibrant, HD23 Software and the following model numbers: 2395001, 2395001-2, 2

FDA device recall Z-2266-2013 · posted 2013-09-23 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm

GE Healthcare, LLC

Reason for recall

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to non-unique series identifiers embedded in image headers of certain GE MR Products. For ClariView and Screen Save from GVTK (Gems Visualization ToolKit) Viewer, the MR Product can generate image headers with non-unique series identifiers, which when exported to some PACS systems, results in the series being associated wit

Action taken

Customers were sent two GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letters one dated April 9, 2013, and the other May 22, 2013, each addressing one of the 2 groups of MR Products involved in the recall. The letters were addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk managers, Radiology Department Mangers and Radiologists. The letters described the Safety Issue and provided Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. GE Healthcare will correct all affected systems by providing a software update at no cost to you. A GE Healthcare service representative will contact you to arrange for this correction. Contact your local service representative if you have any questions concerning this notification. For further questions please call (262) 513-4122.

Root cause

Software design

Status

Terminated

Product code

LNH

Quantity affected

1,246 (521 US and 725 OUS)

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - All states in continental USA including DC except AK, AZ, RI and WY. and the countries of : AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, C

Date initiated

2013-04-09

Date posted

2013-09-23

Date terminated

2014-05-05

Location

Waukesha, WI

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