GE Healthcare, SIGNA PET/MR 3.0T. Product Usage: The SIGNA PET/MR system combines magnetic resonance diagnostic devices (MRDD) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners that provide registration and fusion of high-resolution physiologic and anatomic information, acquired simultaneously and isocentrically.
- Company
- Ge Healthcare
- Recall Initiated
- August 31, 2015
- Posted
- November 10, 2015
- Terminated
- September 7, 2018
- Recall Number
- Z-0260-2016
- Quantity
- 17
- Firm Location
- Waukesha, WI
Reason for Recall
When performing head or neck scans, the currently displayed SAR values could be lower than the actual SAR in the head as predicted by SAR modeling. The predicted HEAD SAR value from the modeling suggests the actual SAR in the head could exceed IEC60601-2-33 limit of 3.2 W/kg for some scans.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide including DC, PR and GU and the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG Kong, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, and VENEZUELA.
Lot / Code Info
00000000UA0064 415723SHMRW 00000000UA0217 415CBMRP N/A 608262PETMR1 MAYOPETMR01 UABPETMR SID TBD SID TBD 262574PETMR1 310974MR1 MRUA0459 309452MR1 082427HWBAY1 M40345211 N/A SID TBD SID TBD SID TBD 00001309FMM076 C001MR01 00000309668MR2 AC001MR02 00000307417MR6 120810MR03
Root Cause
Software design
Action Taken
GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated August 31, 2015. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators/Risk Managers, Radiology Department Managers, & Radiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. For questions contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.