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GE Healthcare, LLC recalls SIGNA INFINITY MR SYSTEM WITH EXCITE TECHNOLOGY GE 3.0T SIGNA INFINITY TWINSPEED WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM GE SIGNA 3.0T
Recalled August 21, 2013 · FDA recall Z-1943-2013 · GE Healthcare
Hazard
Screen save images are included in wrong exam due to duplicate UID creation. This may cause a safety issue due to a potential patient data mismatch.While the issue has only been observed at one customer site on the Signa HDxT 1.5T system, internal investigation revealed that the issue also impacts multiple GE healthcare MR Systems. · FDA Class II
Units
7016 (2919 US; 4097 OUS)
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Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico and countries: ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIDJAN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN,JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIAN, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU. PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TUR,EKY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, YUGOSLAVIA, MALAWI, MAURITANIA, NIGERIA, UKRAINE, IVORY COST, OMAN, ZAMBIA, UZBEKISTAN, ESTONIA, IRAQ, and JAMAICA.
Description
Screen save images are included in wrong exam due to duplicate UID creation. This may cause a safety issue due to a potential patient data mismatch.While the issue has only been observed at one customer site on the Signa HDxT 1.5T system, internal investigation revealed that the issue also impacts multiple GE healthcare MR Systems.
Product
SIGNA INFINITY MR SYSTEM WITH EXCITE TECHNOLOGY GE 3.0T SIGNA INFINITY TWINSPEED WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM GE SIGNA 3.0T WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM GE SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T MR SYSTEM GE SIGNA EXCITE 3.0T MR SYSTEM Signa HDx Signa HDxt Signa HDi Signa Vibrant GE 0.35T SIGNA OVATION WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM (i.e. Signa Ovation 5 and Ovation HD) GE 1.5T SIGNA HDe MR SYSTEM GE 0.35T SIGNA OVATION WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM GE 0.7T SIGNA OPENSPEED (4) WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM GE 0.7T SIGNA OPENSPEED (5) WITH EXCITE MR SYSTEM The GE Signa Infinity line of products are whole body magnetic resonance scanners designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio and short scan times. The Signa Infinity System is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce transverse, sagittal, coronal and oblique images, spectroscopic images, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the internal structures and organs of the entire body, including but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. The images produced by the Signa Infinity systems reflect the spatial distribution of protons (hydrogen nuclei) exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.
Manufacturer(s)
GE Healthcare, LLC
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →