Recall Z-1720-2009 ยท JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
GE Medical Systems, LLC
GE Healthcare, CT Perfusion 4 on Advantage Workstation, CT and PET/CT consoles. Image analysis software package that allows the user to produce image data and to generate information with regard to changes in image intensity over time supporting CT Perfusion images.
| Date | Aug 13, 2009 (initiated May 4, 2009) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | GE Healthcare has recently become aware of the need to adjust default settings associated with the use of CT Perfusion 4 on the Advantage Workstation, ST and PET/CT consoles that may impact patient safety. The default parameter settings in CT Perfusion 4 may not be optimal in the case of data acquired with longer time sampling intervals such as axial scans with inter scan delay (ISD) greater th |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | GE Healthcare issued an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated April 23, 2009. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk managers and Radiology department mangers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information instructing the user to follow the enclosed User Guide Addendum to mitigate further problems. For further questions, contact GE Healthcare at 1-800-437-1171 (US), 0120-055-919 (Japan); for other countries, contact your local GE Healthcare field service representative. |
| Quantity | 444 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- Including states of AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, HI, IL, IA, MA, MI, NJ, NY, NC, OK, PA, PR, TX, WA, WV and WI and countries of ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, INDIA |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K052839 | CT PERFUSION 4 GE Healthcare, Mar 10, 2006 |