—#130972

Product

Optima NM/CT 640, Models H3100YA, H3100YC. Product Usage: The GE Optima NM/CT 640 system is intended for General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body. It includes a general purpose Nuclear Medicine (NM) system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a CT component which is intended specifically for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization on SPECT studies

FDA product code: KPS — System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K022960, K052434, K991841
Affected lot / code info: 25018 816234D640 26004 815564O640 26007 817250NM640 26010 717782640NM 26012 808485NM640 26013 847872O640 26014 901516GO640 26018 270956NM640 26020 309672NM2 26021 215728OPT640 26025 410543NUC640 26026 928214NMCT 26028 715735OPT1 26002 0910263256 26005 0910263253 22020 030232NU15 26009 DK1054NM03 26001 XM203401 26003 ULUE01NU02 26015 915839NU01 26024 083026800008113 26006 A5639613 26008 A5366308 25023 RTD0782 26030 NM26030 26023 BD003NU01 26017 00162NUC11 26019 00203NUC06 26022 00139NUC08

Why it was recalled

GE is issuing this recall due to a potential safety issue related to a portion of the system falling onto the patient during a scan due to fasteners being loose that secured the camera to the gantry. GE is updating the Preventative Maintenance procedure and schedule, and added an additional Preventative Maintenance check for loose fasteners on the Nuclear Medicaine systems.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter, GEHC Ref# 40860, dated October 14, 2014 to its consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, actions to be taken and Contact Information. For questions, consignees in the United States, can contact 1-800-437-1171, for other countries they can contact their GE Healthcare Service Representative.

Recalling firm

Firm: GE Healthcare, LLC
Address: 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188-1615

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Guam, Puerto Rico and DC; and countries of: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELRARUS, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA,MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN,SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIET NAAM.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-10-14
Posted by FDA: 2014-12-16
Terminated: 2015-02-27
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #130972. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.