GE Healthcare Innova 2100IQ. Angiographic X-ray systems used in generating fluoroscopic and rotational images of human anatomy for diagnostic, interventional and image-guided surgical procedures.
- Company
- Ge Healthcare
- Recall Initiated
- May 29, 2015
- Posted
- July 3, 2015
- Terminated
- October 28, 2015
- Recall Number
- Z-1976-2015
- Quantity
- 13
- Firm Location
- Waukesha, WI
Reason for Recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue that may result in the loss of C-arm gantry motion capability on fluoroscopic Interventional imaging systems (Innova, Optima and Discovery).
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MS, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI; and countries of: ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, RUSSIA, UNITED KINGDOM, and VIETNAM.
Lot / Code Info
Serial Number System ID 00000465837BU3 610776INNOVA21 00000007C20214 760940INNOVA2 00000008C20031 083016842102488 00000007C20126 083016242100487 00000459677BU1 00888VAS02 0000011C2M0208 727869EP4 0000009C2M0034 083016608167379 0000009C2M0022 083016202100349 Not Available 0835160049 0000012C2S0028 A5403911 00000464565BU1 M2844529 0000011BC20026 2192632121 FMI12181DUMM17 082416270004 00000466838BU0 082416160007
Root Cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Action Taken
The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter on 5/29/2015- GEHC Ref#12231- dated May 29, 2015 to their Consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, and contact Information. The customers were instructed that you may continue to use the system and avoid rapid direction changes with the gantry motions and prevent potential collisions with other equipment. If the failure occurs during interventional examination, please ensure that you have established procedures for handling patients in case of the loss of gantry motion as stated in your product labeling. GE Healthcare will correct all affected products at no cost to you. 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.