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GE Senographe Pristina… and 1 more product
- Date
- Aug. 7, 2019
- 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
- Reason
- Potential slippage of the biopsy positioner when the gantry is rotated during a biopsy procedure.
- Distribution pattern
- Worldwide distribution - US nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TX, and VT, and countries of Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
2 products in this recall
GE Senographe Pristina…
- Product
- GE Senographe Pristina - Product Usage: Senographe Pristina generates digital mammographic images that can be used for screening and in the diagnosis of breast cancer. Senographe Pristina is intended to be used in the same clinical applications as traditional film-based mammographic systems.
- Quantity
- 82
- Codes and lots
- Serial# 716784BU4, 716785BU1, 716786BU9, 716787BU7, 716788BU5, 718583BU8, 718584BU6, 718585BU3, 718586BU1, 718587BU9, 718588BU7, 718589BU5, 718591BU1, 718592BU9, 718593BU7, 718594BU5, 718595BU2, 718596BU0, 718597BU8, 718598BU6, 718599BU4 , 718600BU0, 718601BU8, 718602BU6, 722648BU3, 722649BU1, 722653BU3, 722654BU1, 722655BU8, 722656BU6, 722657BU4, 730124BU5, 730125BU2, 730126BU0, 730292BU0, 730293BU8, 730663BU2, 730664BU0, 730665BU7, 732049BU2, 732050BU0, 732303BU3, 732304BU1, 732305BU8, 732362BU9, 732363BU7, 732448BU6, 732449BU4, 732450BU2, 732727BU3, 732728BU1, 733031BU9, 733903BU9, 733904BU7, 734170BU4, 734206BU6, 734840BU2, 735432BU7, 735779BU1, 736006BU8, 736007BU6, 736008BU4, 736366BU6, 736588BU5, 738021BU5, 738356BU5, 738357BU3 , 738358BU1, 738557BU8, 738573BU5, 738586BU7, 738587BU5, 738712BU9, 738792BU1, 738794BU7, 738795BU4, 738864BU8, 739150BU1 and 739721BU9.
- Recall started
- May 16, 2019
- Device type
- Full Field Digital, System, X-Ray, Mammographic
- Root cause (FDA)
- Equipment maintenance
- What the company told customers
- On May 17, 2019, GE Healthcare sent letters to all of their consignees advising them of the recall, providing them with new instructions for use, and requesting that they complete the enclosed MEDICAL DEVICE NOTIFICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESPONSE REQUIRED forms. GE will follow-up and correct these systems,
- Recall number
- Z-2131-2019
GE Pristina Serena…
- Product
- GE Pristina Serena - Product Usage: Pristina Serena is an optional accessory of Senographe Pristina intended to provide accurate location of lesions in the breast in three dimensions.
- Quantity
- 16
- Codes and lots
- Serial# 738192BU4, 738574BU3, 734192BU8, 733706BU6, 718590BU3, 735558BU9, 738023BU1, 737211BU3, 739178BU2, 733600BU1, 738696BU4, 738793BU9, 738695BU6, 734169BU6, 733707BU4 and 732113BU6
- Recall started
- May 16, 2019
- Device type
- Full Field Digital, System, X-Ray, Mammographic
- Root cause (FDA)
- Equipment maintenance
- What the company told customers
- On May 17, 2019, GE Healthcare sent letters to all of their consignees advising them of the recall, providing them with new instructions for use, and requesting that they complete the enclosed MEDICAL DEVICE NOTIFICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESPONSE REQUIRED forms. GE will follow-up and correct these systems,
- Recall number
- Z-2132-2019
What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained
Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement reports, recall numbers Z-2131-2019, Z-2132-2019. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.