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Class 2 Device Recall EXCITE |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
June 01, 2006 |
Date Posted |
May 18, 2007 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on February 24, 2008 |
Recall Number |
Z-0815-2007 |
Recall Event ID |
37653 |
510(K)Number |
K040444
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Product Classification |
Magnetic Resonance System - Product Code LNH
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Product |
GE Healthcare-Americas Signa 3.0T EXCITE Whole Body Magnetic Resonance System |
Code Information |
00000249264MR3, 00000257756MR7, 00000255196MR8, 00000246630MR8, 00000259107MR1, 00000248178MR6, 00000257451MR5, 00000256200MR7, 00000260871MR9, 00000252451MR0, 00000259108MR9, 00000254480MR7, 00000254482MR3, 00000256198MR3, 00000249263MR5, 00000250755MR6, 00000251090MR7, 00000GE0131001, 00000GE0213040, 00000254375MR9, 00000GE0205028, 00000GE0210034, 00000227995MR8, 00000GE0212037, 00000GE0226049, 00000GE0410083, 00000260871MR9, 00000GE0234057, 00000GE0123041, 00000GE0302068 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
GE Medical Systems LLC 3200 N Grandview Blvd Waukesha WI 53188-1693
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For Additional Information Contact |
262-544-3894
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
To provide the 3.0T MRI systems users with the 8-channel brain coil the proper coil weighting software. The proper coil weighting factors for the eight-channel brain coil were not included in the software.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
The corrective action is already completed and all customers have been notified via a personal visit to each site, to install a software patch beginning June, 2006. |
Quantity in Commerce |
30 units |
Distribution |
Worldwide, including USA, China, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan. |
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 = LNH and Original Applicant = GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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