Recall Z-1110-2012 ยท KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
GE Healthcare, LLC
GE Discovery NM/CT 670 The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can als
| Date | Feb 27, 2012 (initiated Jan 11, 2012) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue associated with the collimator cart and lead cover of your Discovery NM/CT 670 and/or Discovery NM 630 system that may impact operator safety. 1. The cart locking pin release and cart disengagement could result in the collimator falling down and could lead to operator or service personnel injury. 2. Another issue is that the |
| Root cause | Nonconforming Material/Component |
| Action | The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated January 13, 2012 to its Consignees/Customers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. The customers were instructed to continue to use product, ensure that the collimator exchange monitor the collimator cart are properly locked in place; pay attention to any unexpected cart motion during the exchange procedure; cease the process immediately if the cart has moved from the docking spot, dock cart in place again, and complete t |
| Quantity | 79 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: CA, FL, GA, IL, NJ, NY, NC, TX, and WI; and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHINA, DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, KOREA, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K093514 | DISCOVERY MODEL NM/CT 670 Ge Medical Systems F.I. Haifa, Dec 10, 2009 |