GE Healthcare Recalls Discovery PET/CT 610 Systems Due to X-Ray Safety Issue
GE Healthcare is recalling 1,113 Discovery PET/CT 610 systems because the table may stop moving while X-ray exposure continues.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (unintended radiation exposure) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
GE Healthcare, LLC is recalling 1,113 Discovery PET/CT 610 systems distributed nationwide. The recall is due to a defect where the patient table may stop moving without stopping the X-ray exposure.
The Discovery PET/CT 610 systems are intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and localization of emission activity in patient anatomy by means of integrated PET and CT images.
The source text does not specify the corrective action or instructions for consumers or healthcare providers.
The recalled product
- Product
- Discovery PET/CT 610 Product Usage: The systems are intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging and localization of emission activity in patient anatomy by means of integrated PET and CT images.
- Manufacturer
- GE Healthcare, LLC
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,113
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- CT 610
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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