GE Nuclear Medicine 600/800 series systems, specifically: a) 870 CZT O540+ Gantry 7.25mm, b) D670 CZT Gantry 7.25mm, c) DISCOV NM/CT 870 CZT, d) Discovery NMCT 670 CZT O540+, e) NM/CT 870 CZT CYBER DEFENCE, f) NM/CT 870 CZT O540, g) NM/CT 870 CZT WSO, h) NM/CT 870 CZT, i) NM/CT 870 CZT O540+ 7.25MM; Emission Computed Tomography System
- Recall Initiated
- December 19, 2022
- Posted
- February 8, 2023
- Recall Number
- Z-1057-2023
- Quantity
- 86 units
Reason for Recall
A mitigation may not be correctly implemented. If this is the case, the detector can fall, leading to life-threatening bodily injury.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Lot / Code Info
a) 870 CZT O540+ Gantry 7.25mm: Catalog number H3906CW , UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CZ6304211200300, Serial Numbers: 87CZ63042; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CA6305311210100, Serial Numbers: 87CA63053; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CX6301111181000, Serial Numbers: 87CX63011; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CY6302011190300, Serial Numbers: 87CY63020; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CY6303511191100, Serial Numbers: 87CY63035; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CZ6304011200100, Serial Numbers: 87CZ63040; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CX6300411180700, Serial Numbers: 87CX63004; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CX6300911180900, Serial Numbers: 87CX63009; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CB6307211220700, Serial Numbers: 87CB63072; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CA6306111211100, Serial Numbers: 87CA63061; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CY6303211191000, Serial Numbers: 87CY63032; UDI/DI To be provided, Serial Numbers: 87CB63075, 87CA63058, 87CB63070, 87CB63069, 87CB63071, 87CB63077, 87CA63063, 87CB63064, 87CB63078, 87CA63062, 87CB63067, 87CA63057, 87CA63060, 87CB63065, 87CB63068, 87CB63074; UDI/DI Not Applicable, Serial Numbers: 87CY63019, 87CA63054, 87CZ63043, 87CA63055, 87CY63028, 87CY63037, 87CZ63044, 87CZ63045, 87CZ63048, 87CZ63041, 87CY63024, 87CY63017, 87CX63007, 87CX63008, 87CX63006, 87CX63014, 87CY63022, 87CX63015, 87CY63025, 87CX63010, 87CZ63052, 87CY63027, 87CY63026, 87CY63030, 87CZ63046, 87CX63013, 87CY63036, 87CZ63047, 87CY63033, 87CY63016, 87CX63005, 87CZ63039, 87CX63002, 87CX63012, 87CX63001, 87CY63023, 87CY63018; b) D670 CZT Gantry 7.25mm: Catalog number H3906DD, UDI/DI Not Applicable, Serial Numbers: CZGA55003, CZGA55004, CZGY55001; , UDI/DI To be provided, Serial Numbers: CZGB55006, CZGA55005, CZGB55007; c) DISCOV NM/CT 870 CZT: Catalog number H3906CW, UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CY6303811191200, Serial Numbers: 87CY63038; d) Discovery NMCT 670 CZT O540+: Catalog number H3906DD , UDI/DI Not Applicable, Serial Numbers: CZGZ55002; e) NM/CT 870 CZT CYBER DEFENCE: Catalog number H3906FK, UDI/DI To be provided, Serial Numbers: 87DB82001; f) NM/CT 870 CZT O540: Catalog number H3906CW , UDI/DI Not Applicable, Serial Numbers: 87CY63021, 87CZ63050, 87CZ63049, 87CZ63051, 87CY63034; g) NM/CT 870 CZT WSO: Catalog number 5376204-70-20, UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CA6305911210800, Serial Numbers: 87CA63059; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CB6307611221000, Serial Numbers: 87CB63076; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CB6307311220800, Serial Numbers: 87CB63073; : Catalog number H3906CW, UDI/DI To be provided, Serial Numbers: 87CB63066; : Catalog number To be provided, UDI/DI To be provided, Serial Numbers: 87CA63056; h) NM/CT 870 CZT: Catalog number H3906CW, UDI/DI Not Applicable, Serial Numbers: 87CY63031; i) NM/CT 870 CZT O540+ 7.25MM: Catalog number H3906CV, UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CX6300311180700, Serial Numbers: 87CX63003; UDI/DI 01008406821408432187CY6302911190800, Serial Numbers: 87CY63029
Root Cause
Process control
Action Taken
GE Healthcare issue an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION on 12/19/2022 by mail. The notice explained the issue and the risk, and requested the following action by taken: .GE Healthcare asks that you STOP USE of your Nuclear Medicine system, if your system is listed in the Affected Product Details and Appendix of this letter, until an inspection of your system is completed by GE Healthcare and you have been provided with a letter indicating the system can be returned to clinical use. .GE Healthcare will correct all affected products at no cost to you. GE Healthcare will inspect your system to ensure that the appropriate mitigation is correctly implemented to address this potential life-threatening concern. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for this correction. .If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.