GE Healthcare — Class II medical device recall Z-0256-2016
Terminated recall by GE Healthcare, reported 2015-11-18, distributed nationwide. When performing head or neck scans, the currently displayed SAR values could be lower than the actual SAR in t
| Recall number | Z-0256-2016 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2015-08-31 |
| Classified | 2015-11-09 |
| Reported by FDA | 2015-11-18 |
| Terminated | 2018-09-07 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BH, BM, BR, CA, CH, CN, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IR, IT, JM, JP, KR, KW, LB, LU, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PE, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, TH, TR, TW, UY, VE, ZA |
| Quantity | 55 |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00082427100075 |
Product
GE Healthcare, SIGNA Excite 3.0T. MR System for use as a diagnostic imaging device.
Reason for recall
When performing head or neck scans, the currently displayed SAR values could be lower than the actual SAR in the head as predicted by SAR modeling. The predicted HEAD SAR value from the modeling suggests the actual SAR in the head could exceed IEC60601-2-33 limit of 3.2 W/kg for some scans.
Machine access
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