Ventri Discovery NM 530c — Class II medical device recall Z-1168-2013
Terminated recall by GE Healthcare, LLC, reported 2013-05-01, distributed in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE…. GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an incident which caused a patient injury during an unload followin
| Recall number | Z-1168-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-01-09 |
| Classified | 2013-04-24 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-05-01 |
| Terminated | 2013-08-06 |
| Distributed | AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV |
| Countries outside the US | AR, AU, BE, BR, CA, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, IL, IN, IT, JP, KR, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PL, PT, SG, TR, TW |
| Quantity | 556 |
| Serial numbers | 0000000, 00000000VEN002, 00000000VEN003, 00000000VEN004, 0000000ME11041, 0000E3GT08038A, 0000E3GT09136A, 0000E3GT09163A, 0000E3GT10189A, 0000INDNVC0041, 000E3GT08064A6, 11001, 11002, 11003, 11004, 11005, 11006, 11007, 11008, 11009, 11010, 11013, 11015, 11016, 11017 and 475 more |
| Model numbers | H3000SA, H3000ZW |
Product
Ventri Discovery NM 530c, Ventri with Premium Table Discovery NM 530c, models H3000ZW & H3000SA. The system is used to perform nuclear imaging procedures.
Reason for recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an incident which caused a patient injury during an unload following an exam on a Ventri scanner. During a patient unload following a scan, the patients fingers may be pinched between the moving cradle edge and the stationary base of the table while the table is moving outward automatically.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.