FDA-Device2014-02-05Class II
GE Optima CT520 and Optima CT540 Computed Tomography (CT) systems. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
GE Healthcare, LLC
Hazard
There is an issue with the Manual Film Composer feature on some CT products. There is an opportunity, while following a specific workflow, to create a film image with one patient's images and another patient's name in the footer. This is also an issue when within Manual Film Composer, if a color image is selected for printing, another patient's black and white image appears in the preview screen
Sold states
Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, CO, FL, IN, KS, KY, MN, NC, OH, TX, and VA, and the countries of ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHINA, ABIDJAN COTEDIVOIRE EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, INDIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, LATVIA, LEBANON, MALAYSIA, MARTINIQUE,MOROCCO, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and VIETNAM.
Affected count
272 (29 US; 243 OUS)
Manufactured in
3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, United States
Products
GE Optima CT520 and Optima CT540 Computed Tomography (CT) systems. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0840-2014Don't want to check this manually?
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