Reported Dec 28, 2022 · Ongoing

Vivid q 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 q 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)

    2,609 of 2,609 codes

    • H45021WZ (VQ20056
    • VQ20718
    • VQ020015
    • VQ20399
    • VQ202400
    • VQ20127
    • VQ20529
    • VQ20505
    • VQ20502
    • VQ20533
    • VQ20741
    • VQ20683
    • VQ20653
    • VQ20700
    • VQ20580
    • VQ20477
    • VQ20498
    • VQ020516
    • VQ020216
    • VQ20507
    • VQ20772
    • VQ20686
    • VQ20043
    • VQ20508
    • VQ20566
    • VQ20620
    • VQ20525
    • VQ20483
    • VQ20601
    • VQ20706
    • VQ20591
    • VQ20122
    • VQ20668
    • VQ020275
    • VQ20713
    • VQ20198
    • VQ20863
    • VQ20052
    • VQ20597
    • VQ20619
    • VQ20614
    • VQ020676
    • VQ20154
    • VQ20584
    • VQ20599
    • VQ20204
    • VQ20429
    • VQ20284
    • VQ20045
    • VQ20568
    • VQ20562
    • VQ020662
    • VQ20524
    • VQ20730
    • VQ20628
    • VQ20287
    • VQ20266
    • VQ20569
    • VQ20110
    • VQ20116
Amount recalled
2,609 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, 7:33 PM UTC

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