Reported May 27, 2015 · Terminated

CT LightSpeed 16 and Discovery ST Pet/CT DST. Catalogue # 2339985. Designed to be a head and whole body CT scanner…

GE Healthcare

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 Healthcare · 3000 N Grandview Blvd · Waukesha, WI · 53188-1615

Is this the product you have?

  • CT LightSpeed 16 and Discovery ST Pet/CT DST. Catalogue # 2339985. Designed to be a head and whole body CT scanner utilizing a new solid state detector.
Lot codes and dates
  • Mfg Lot or Serial # System ID
    • 00000331100CN8
    • 904223CT
    • 00000345975CN7
    • 409838LS16
    • 00000337343CN8
    • 512OCCT
    • 00000344962CN6
    • INSIGHTPCT1356
Amount recalled
4 USA

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

GE Healthcare has become aware that 3 bolts that secure a power supply to the rotating side of the gantry were over-torqued on certain Lightspeed 16 CT scanner or PET/CT DST Scanner.. In the unlikely event that the component becomes loose on the CT gantry during operation, it could result in serious bodily injury if the component were expelled. There were no incidents or injuries reported as a res

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 Jul 15, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:29 PM UTC

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