Reported Apr 25, 2018 · Terminated

GE Healthcare Lunar

GE Medical Systems Ultrasound & Primary Care Diagnostics, LL

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 Ultrasound & Primary Care Diagnostics, LL · 3030 Ohmeda Dr · Madison, WI · 53718-6704

Is this the product you have?

GE Healthcare Lunar

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Model Numbers: LU8230, LU40338, LU42357, LU42369 b) DPX MD+
2Model Numbers: LU8230, LU40338, LU40352 Provides an estimate of BMD (Bone Marrow Density) at the lumbar spine and proximal femur regions. This BMD value can then be compared to a
3reference population at the sole discretion of the physician.
Lot codes and dates
  • a) DPX NT
  • Model Numbers
    • LU8230
    • LU40338
    • LU42357
    • LU42369 b) DPX MD+
  • Model Numbers
    • LU8230
    • LU40338
    • LU40352
Amount recalled
43 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Under certain conditions, when using DICOM Worklist along with DICOM MPPS, a report for a bone density exam may be sent to PACS with the incorrect patient information in the DICOM header. The correct patient information will be listed on the DICOM report image; however, the report may appear under a different patients name in the PACS.

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

Notice updated Dec 14, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

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