Optima MR450w…

Date

March 20, 2013

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

Optima MR450w, Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Signa HDx, Signa HDxt, Signa HDi, Signa Vibrant, and GE 1.5T Signa HDe MR System. The GE Signa HDx MR system is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner.

Reason

An error on the SR Viewer Reporting Tool in which edits can be made on a report and can be saved into incorrect reports.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (All States in continental USA including PR except RI.). Internationall to: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BRAZIL, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, IRAQ, ITALY, IRELAND, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, KAZAKHSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MACEDONIA, MARTINIQUE, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, REUNION, NEW ZEALAND, OMAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SINGAPORE , SLOVAKIA, SOUTH KOREA, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, TUNISIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY, VIET NAAM, and YUGOSLAVIA.

Quantity

4026 (1672 US; 2354 OUS)

Codes and lots

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Recall started

May 10, 2011

Device type

System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Root cause (FDA)

Software design

What the company told customers

GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated May 5, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information. Customers were instructed to open only one patient report at a time when editing a report in SR Viewer. US Customers did not receive a customer letter, however all US systems have been updated. For questions customers were instructed to contact their local Sales/Service Representative. For questions regarding this recall call 262-513-4122.

Recall number

Z-0935-2013

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

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-0935-2013. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.