Reported Dec 28, 2022 · Ongoing

Vivid S5 Ultrasound. Used in ultrasound imaging and analysis in Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal/GYN; Pediatric; Small Organ…

GE Medical Systems, LLC

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: GE Medical Systems, LLC · 3000 N Grandview Blvd · Waukesha, WI · 53188-1615

Is this the product you have?

  • Vivid S5 Ultrasound. Used in ultrasound imaging and analysis in Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal/GYN; Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, testes, thyroid); Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular; Musculo-skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Urology (including prostate); Transesophageal; Transrectal; Transvaginal; and Intraoperative (abdominal, thoracic, and vascular).
Lot codes and dates
  • Model Number (System ID)

    2,798 of 2,798 codes

    • H45021LC (VS50873
    • VS51169
    • VS5227
    • VS594
    • VS5289
    • VS544
    • VS5155
    • VS50058
    • VS519
    • VS551
    • VS50589
    • VS5286
    • VS5317
    • VS5299
    • VS50954
    • VS50940
    • VS560
    • VS50793
    • VS50311
    • VS50028
    • VS5125
    • VS50648
    • VS50721
    • VS50851
    • VS5300
    • VS5224
    • VS516
    • VS5306
    • VS50097
    • VS50154
    • VS50841
    • VS50513
    • VS5294
    • VS5151
    • VS50908
    • VS5511
    • VS5169
    • VS50746
    • VS50795
    • VS50816
    • VS50895
    • VS51008
    • VS50750
    • VS5304
    • VS5297
    • VS5495
    • VS50634
    • VS5874
    • VS50830
    • VS50931
    • DZ1270US01
    • AZ4001US03
    • AZ4002US01
    • 130083US09
    • 629782US01
    • 220909US02
    • 190282US07
    • 190282US08
    • 030232US18
    • 030232US19
Amount recalled
5,649 units

This recall covers 15 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 14 are below.

2 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Potential for batteries that have not been replaced at 2 years, as recommended in the Service Manual, they can fail or possibly emit smoke, or catch fire.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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