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Class 2 Device Recall GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710

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 Class 2 Device Recall GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710see related information
Date Initiated by FirmMarch 26, 2013
Date PostedOctober 17, 2013
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on December 05, 2013
Recall NumberZ-0024-2014
Recall Event ID 65958
510(K)NumberK081496 
Product Classification System, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
ProductGE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710. Intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging.
Code Information MfgLotorSerial# 00000428413CN9 00000429077CN1 00000429247CN0 00000430152CN9 00000430656CN9 00000430999CN3 00000431369CN8 00000429701CN6 00000430064CN6 00000431187CN4 00000429354CN4 00000431447CN2 00000293950HM2 00000429821CN2 00000429946CN7 00000430001CN8 00000293950HM2 00000430632CN0 Shipped Shipped Shipped 00000429572CN1 00000428755CN3 00000428755CN3 00000428868CN4 00000293949HM4 00000428536CN7 00000429820CN4  
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 GE Healthcare, LLC
3000 N Grandview Blvd
Waukesha WI 53188-1615
For Additional Information Contact
800-437-1171
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue related with the DMPR function and Screen Saved Images on your scanner which involves Optima CT660, Brivo CT385, Discovery PET/CT 610, Discovery PET/CT 710. The DMPR and Screen Save functionality may possibly generate the same Series UID. It has been seen that some PACS may combine series under a patient using only the Series UID
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Software design (manufacturing process)
ActionConsignees were sent a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated March 26, 2013. The letter was addressed to Director of Radiology, Emergency Medicine Physicians and Radiologic Technologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information.
Quantity in Commerce28 (4 US & 24OUS)
DistributionWorldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IA, IS, LA, MA, MO, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI, and the countries of UNITED KINGDOM, DENMARK, CHILE, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, CANADA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRANCE GUIANA, GERMANY, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHSTAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, MYANMA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN, and VIETNAM.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = KPS
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