Reported Aug 28, 2013 · Terminated
The Discovery NM/CT 570c CT Standalone Scan The Discovery NM/CT 570c hybrid system is a combination of a cardiac…
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?
- The Discovery NM/CT 570c CT Standalone Scan The Discovery NM/CT 570c hybrid system is a combination of a cardiac dedicated nuclear imaging subsystem and LightSpeed GE CT subsystem. This system is intended for cardiac Nuclear Medicine (NM) diagnostic imaging applications, head and body CT diagnostic imaging applications, as well as attenuation correction and anatomical localization. The Discovery product is a SPECT-CT system. It consists of two back-to-back gantries, the NM Gantry, carrying solid state Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors, the CT Gantry, a single patient table, power distribution unit (PDU), NMV integrated power supply (IPS) , two operator consoles with two acquisition systems (Nuclear and CT), interconnecting cables and associated accessories (ECG gating, etc.).
- Lot codes and dates
- Part numbers H3000SA UFC Cardiac SPECT System, H3001JA UFC Gantry, H3001JE UFC VCT Connecting Kit, H3001JF DISCOVERY NMV/CT 570C Connecting Kit.
- Amount recalled
- 10 Systems
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 of an incident where the wrong part of the patient body was scanned during a CT standalone exam with the Discovery NM/CT 570c
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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