—#138202

Product

GE Healthcare Discovery IGS 740 & GE Healthcare Innova IGS 740. Angiographic X-ray systems used in generating fluoroscopic and rotational images of human anatomy for diagnostic, interventional and image-guided surgical procedures.

FDA product code: OWB — Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K133278
Affected lot / code info: Serial Number System ID 15A2A0007 GON4109348 15A2A0013 740FMCD740 0000015A2A0009 355495XR01

Why it was recalled

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue that may result in the loss of C-arm gantry motion capability on fluoroscopic Interventional imaging systems (Innova, Optima and Discovery).

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter on 5/29/2015- GEHC Ref#12231- dated May 29, 2015 to their Consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, and contact Information. The customers were instructed that you may continue to use the system and avoid rapid direction changes with the gantry motions and prevent potential collisions with other equipment. If the failure occurs during interventional examination, please ensure that you have established procedures for handling patients in case of the loss of gantry motion as stated in your product labeling. GE Healthcare will correct all affected products at no cost to you. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for this correction. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MS, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI; and countries of: ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, RUSSIA, UNITED KINGDOM, and VIETNAM.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2015-05-29
Posted by FDA: 2015-07-03
Terminated: 2015-10-28
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #138202. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.