Reported Aug 7, 2013 · Terminated

GE Healthcare, VOLUSON E6, E8, E8 EXPERT, E10 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM. The device is a general purpose ultrasound…

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

Is this the product you have?

  • GE Healthcare, VOLUSON E6, E8, E8 EXPERT, E10 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM. The device is a general purpose ultrasound system. Specific clinical applications
  • remain the same as previously clearedFetal/OB; Abdominal (including GYN, pelvic and infertility monitoring/follicle development); Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, testes, thyroid etc.); Neonatal and Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Musculo-skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Peripheral Vascular; Transvaginal; Transrectal; and Intraoperative (abdominal, PV and neurological)
Lot codes and dates
  • Mfg Lot or Serial #

    375 of 375 codes

    • D16290
    • D16293
    • D16294
    • D16295
    • D16296
    • D16297
    • D16299
    • D16300
    • D16301
    • D16302
    • D16303
    • D16304
    • D16305
    • D16306
    • D16309
    • D16310
    • D16311
    • D16312
    • D16313
    • D16314
    • D16315
    • D16316
    • D16318
    • D16319
    • D16326
    • D16335
    • D16336
    • D16337
    • D16338
    • D16339
    • D16340
    • D16341
    • D16342
    • D16343
    • D16345
    • D16346
    • D16362
    • D16366
    • D16367
    • D16368
    • D16370
    • D16371
    • D16372
    • D16373
    • D16374
    • D16375
    • D16377
    • D16378
    • D16396
    • D16398
    • D16399
    • D16400
    • D16401
    • D16402
    • D16403
    • D16404
    • D16405
    • D16406
    • D16432
    • D16433
Amount recalled
375

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

GE Healthcare has recently become aware that during use of the Voluson E6 or E8 systems, that an error message Out of Memory can be displayed which could cause the system to freeze. This is an intermittent behavior that also requires a certain workflow. This issue can be resolved by rebooting the system.

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 Nov 10, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:50 PM UTC

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