The Recall Desk

Hazard

Patient Death recalls

5 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
5
Critical
5
Severe
0
Most recent
2013-07-31

Of the 5 patient death recalls we have scored against our rubric, 5 (100%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all patient death recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.

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  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1787-2013·2013-07-31

    GE Healthcare Recalls Infinia Hawkeye 4 Gamma Cameras Due to Patient Death

    GE Healthcare is recalling Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Medicine Systems after a patient died from injuries sustained during a scan at a US VA Medical Center.

    Product
    GE Healthcare Infinia Hawkeye 4 Option For Dual-Head Variable Angle Gamma Camera, Hawkeye Option for Dual-Head Variable Angle Gamma Camera (this includes GE Quasar Nuclear Medicine Systems). Nuclear Medicine Systems Infinia devices Product Usage: The intended use of the Qua
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1793-2013·2013-07-31

    GE Healthcare Recalls Optima NM/CT 640 Systems Due to Patient Death

    GE Healthcare is recalling 25 Optima NM/CT 640 systems worldwide after a patient died from injuries sustained during a scan on a related system.

    Product
    Optima NM/CT 640 Product Usage: The GE Optima NM/CT 640 system is intended for General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body. It includes a general purpose Nuclear Medicine (NM) system using a variety of scannin
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1788-2013·2013-07-31

    GE Healthcare Recalls Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems Due to Patient Death

    GE Healthcare is recalling Varicam/VG and VG Hawkeye devices after a patient died from injuries sustained during a scan at a US VA Medical Center.

    Product
    GE Healthcare Varicam/VG and VG Hawkeye devices Product Usage: The intended use of the Quasar system is to perform general Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body, using a variety of scanning modes supported by vario
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1791-2013·2013-07-31

    GE Healthcare Recalls Discovery NM 630 Nuclear Imaging Systems

    GE Healthcare is recalling 108 Discovery NM 630 nuclear imaging systems worldwide due to a failure mode that can cause serious injury or death.

    Product
    Discovery NM 630, dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM 630 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and in
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1792-2013·2013-07-31

    GE Healthcare Recalls Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems Due to Patient Death

    GE Healthcare is recalling 213 Discovery NM/CT 670 systems worldwide after a patient died from injuries sustained during a scan on a related system.

    Product
    Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide