GE Healthcare, LLC began a recall of NM/CT 860 Product Usage: The GE NM/CT 860 system is intended for general Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "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...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-1263-2019
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- GE Healthcare
- Product
- NM/CT 860 Product Usage: The GE NM/CT 860 system is intended for general Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body. It includes a general purpose Nuclear Medicine system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a Computed Tomography system which is intended for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization of SPECT images and for standalone head, whole body and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications.
- Product code
- JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
- 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.
- Root cause tag
- design
- FDA root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated March 20, 2019 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. GE Healthcare will inspect and, if required, correct all affected products at no cost to you to ensure that all design redundancies are in place. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for the correction. For questions contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.
- Quantity in commerce
- 6 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
- Product codes and lots
- Mfg. Lot or Serial # System ID Model, Catalogue or Code # 860Y62005 SHIPPED (GON 4736850) H3908AD 850X61003 401793860NM H3908AD 860X62001 E6843969 H3908AE 870X64005 HC4387NU05 H3100AS 860Y62004 083026212959219 H3908AD 860X62002 PL0399NM01 H3908AD
Enforcement reports
One row per recalled product line| Recall number | Class | Status | Voluntary or mandated | Report date | Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1257-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1258-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1259-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1260-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1261-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1262-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1263-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1264-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1265-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1266-2019 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
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