GE Healthcare…

Date

Oct. 31, 2012

Risk class

Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote)

Status

Terminated

Filed by

GE Healthcare, LLC

Product

GE Healthcare, Seno Advantage 2.2 workstations with software version 22_01 and 22_02 A medical image review station that allows easy selection, processing, filming and media interchange of multi-modality images from a variety of diagnosis imaging systems.

Reason

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of inaccurate Scale factor annotation provided by SenoAdvantage 2.2 workstations that may impact patient safety. This issue may result in a potential miscalculation of size.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including states of: CA, CT, NY, TX, and MS and countries of TAIWAN, ITALY, CANADA, and BAHRAIN

Quantity

12

Codes and lots

000000010005GS 000000010004GS 000000010009GS 000000010007GS 000000010006GS 000000010010GS 000000010001GS 000000010002GS 000000010008GS 000000010003GS 00000L3A4391A7 00000L3A8D5CF0

Recall started

May 24, 2012

Device type

System, Image Processing, Radiological

Root cause (FDA)

Software design

What the company told customers

Consignees were sent on 5/24/12 a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated May 23, 2012. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk Managers, Radiology Department Managers & Radiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, and Product Correction. Customers should verify if their workstation is affected. GE Healthcare will correct all affected workstations by providing a software upgrade and Operator Manual update. A GE Healthcare service representative will contact you to arrange this correction. This activity will be performed at no cost to you. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call one of the following phone numbers: United States: 800 437 1171 Japan: 0120 - 055 - 919 For other countries, please contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.

Recall number

Z-0125-2013

What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-0125-2013. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.