—#81921

Product

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.

FDA product code: JAK — System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K052839
Affected lot / code info: Serial Numbers: 00000152741GE5, 00000152737GE3, 00000134590GE9, 00000119522GE1, 00000119523GE9, 00000146655GE6, 00000146668GE9, 00000146669GE7, 00000119519GE7, 00000145765GE4, 00000152738GE1, 00000121182GE0, 00000122793GE3, 00000119517GE1, 00000139086GE3, 00000141801GE1, 00000141802GE9, 00000141803GE7, 00000141804GE5, 00000141805GE2, 00000119521GE3, 00000118133GE8, 00000118134GE6, 00000118135GE3, 00000121180GE4, 00000141807GE8, 00000119516GE3, 00000123926GE8, 00000123931GE8, 00000122794GE1, 00000127524GE7, 00000127525GE4, 00000129247GE3, 00000134588GE3, 00000123927GE6, 00000123929GE2, 00000119520GE5, 00000122797GE4, 00000122795GE8, 00000123930GE0, 00000127522GE1, 00000127523GE9, 00000129243GE2, 00000127520GE5, 00000127521GE3, 00000127526GE2, 00000139088GE9, 00000129246GE5, 00000145645GE8, 00000141808GE6, 00000141811GE0, 00000151783GE8, 100995344, 00000145642GE5, 00000145647GE4, 00000118132GE0, 00000122799GE0, 00000122800GE6, 00000123928GE4, 00000127519GE7, 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Why it was recalled

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 (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

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.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: 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, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM and VENEZUELA.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2009-05-04
Posted by FDA: 2009-08-13
Terminated: 2012-05-16
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #81921. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.