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FDA (Devices) recall action 65958

GE Healthcare, LLC recalled 2 products on 2013-10-23

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2013-10-23
Critical
0
Units
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Why these products were recalled

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue related with the DMPR function and Screen Saved Images on your scanner which involves Optima CT660, Brivo CT385, Discovery PET/CT 610, Discovery PET/CT 710. The DMPR and Screen Save functionality may possibly generate the same Series UID. It has been seen that some PACS may combine series under a patient using only the Series UID

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

States named across these recalls

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  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2013-10-23

    GE Optima CT660 Recalled for Potential Series UID Generation Error

    GE Healthcare is recalling Optima CT660 scanners because the DMPR and Screen Save functions may generate duplicate Series UIDs, potentially causing PACS systems to combine patient series incorrectly.

    Product
    GE, Optima CT660. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data.
    Category
    Distribution
    22 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)··2013-10-23

    GE PET Discovery 610 and 710 Recalled for Image Series UID Conflict

    GE Healthcare is recalling PET scanners because a software issue may cause different image series to share the same ID, potentially leading to incorrect image display.

    Product
    GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710. Intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging.
    Category
    Distribution
    22 states