| Class 2 Device Recall GE Healthcare, SIGNA PET/MR 3.0T | |
Date Initiated by Firm | August 31, 2015 |
Date Posted | November 10, 2015 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 07, 2018 |
Recall Number | Z-0260-2016 |
Recall Event ID |
72301 |
510(K)Number | K142098 |
Product Classification |
Tomographic imager combining emission computed tomography with nuclear magnetic resonance - Product Code OUO
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Product | 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. |
Code Information |
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 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
GE Healthcare 3000 N Grandview Blvd Waukesha WI 53188-1615
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For Additional Information Contact | GE Healthcare Service 800-437-1171 |
Manufacturer 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. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software design |
Action | 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. |
Quantity in Commerce | 17 |
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. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = OUO
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