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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

GE Healthcare, Revolution CT Scanners. Revolution CT- The system is intended for head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications. The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same axial plane taken at different angles.

Reported: December 16, 2015 Initiated: October 23, 2015 #Z-0401-2016

Product Description

GE Healthcare, Revolution CT Scanners. Revolution CT- The system is intended for head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications. The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same axial plane taken at different angles.

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential issue with routine head scans on your Revolution CT scanner. A potential hazardous situation can occur during a routine head scan with possible artifacts that may emulate pathology between the brain tissue and bone in the head images. No injuries have been reported to date related to this issue.

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Medical Systems, LLC
Units Affected
125 (US = 37; OUS = 88)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI; and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA,DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and UNITED KINGDOM.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
GE Healthcare, Revolution CT Scanners. Revolution CT- The system is intended for head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications. The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same axial plane taken at different angles.. Recalled by GE Medical Systems, LLC. Units affected: 125 (US = 37; OUS = 88).
Why was this product recalled?
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential issue with routine head scans on your Revolution CT scanner. A potential hazardous situation can occur during a routine head scan with possible artifacts that may emulate pathology between the brain tissue and bone in the head images. No injuries have been reported to date related to this issue.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on December 16, 2015. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0401-2016.