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GE Medical Systems, LLC recalls GE Healthcare, Revolution CT Scanners. Revolution CT- The system is intended for head, whole body, cardiac and vasc
Recalled December 16, 2015 · FDA recall Z-0401-2016 · GE Medical Systems
Hazard
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. · FDA Class II
Units
125 (US = 37; OUS = 88)
Sold at
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.
Description
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.
Product
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.
Manufacturer(s)
GE Medical Systems, LLC
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →