Recall Z-1940-2013 ยท JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
GE Healthcare, LLC
GE LightSpeed CT750 HD The GE LightSpeed CT750 HD Computed Tomography X-ray system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes, including Axial, Cine, Helical (Volumetric), Cardiac, Spectral, and Gated acquisitions for all ages.
| Date | Aug 9, 2013 (initiated Apr 5, 2011) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | GE Healthcare conducted a recall involving 2 events affecting the GE LightSpeed CT750 HD. Event 1 - There was a report regarding CT number variance in time line at posterior fossa region of head perfusion. When beam hardening and helical artifacts in this region are reconstructed into the perfusion map, these artifacts will give subtle differences in the CT numbers. Event 2 - The software does no |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | GE Healthcare's recall strategy was to update CT750HD CT Systems with software 10MW25.6 on all systems that were distributed. Updates started on 4/5/2011. At this time, deployment of this recall is considered complete. The recall was completed 2/2/2012. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Regulatory Affairs Leader by telephone at 262-548-2198 or email paulcorrigan@ge.com. |
| Quantity | 244 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KY,ME, MD,MA, MI,MN, MS, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA,WV, and WI; and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANDA, CHINA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K081105 | GE LIGHTSPEED CT750 HD (LIGHTSPEED 8.0) GE Healthcare, May 9, 2008 |