GE Healthcare, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: Z-0121-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

GE Discovery NM/CT670; GE Discovery NM 630 Product Usage: a medical tool intended for use by appropriately trained healthcare professionals to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing of diseases and organ function for the evaluation of diseases, trauma, abnormalities, and disorders such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and cancer. The system output can also be used by the physician for staging and restaging of tumors, planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy. The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system, combining Nuclear Medicine (NM) and Computed Tomography (CT) systems, is intended to produce: NM System: General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body, using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types and imaging features designed to enhance image quality.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 12, 2012

Date Posted: October 31, 2012

Recall Number: Z-0121-2013

Event ID: 63424

Reason for Recall:

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue associated with the table pallet of your Discovery NM/CT 670 and/or Discovery NM630 system which may impact operation safety. At scan setup, during gantry rotation towards scanning position, a potential contact between the table-pallet-edge and the detector was identified. Such occurrence may damage the pallet front-edge and

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 210

Code Information:

Mfg Lot or Serial # 21058, 21002, 21013, 21017, 21020, 21029, 21039, 21041, 21049, 21066, 21075, 21079, 21080, 21081, 21082, 21119, 21140, 21144, 21145, 21147, 21150, 96BH8, 21001, 21008, 21034, 21050, 21056, 21104, 21132, 22003, 22020, 22038, 210088, 21042, 21048, 21061, 21077, 21085, 21094, 21115, 21122, 21123, 21137, 21143, 22051, , 21005, 21072, 21028, 21052, 21076, 21083, 21092, 21101, 21113, 21118, 21131, 21138, 21024, 22001, 22011, 22023, 21019, 21055, 21154, 83BH6 /000, 21007, 21047, 21009, 21021, 21022, 21033, 21035, 21037, 21063, 21064, 21067, 21070, 21073, 21086, 21095, 21121, 21128, 21134, 21141, 21146, 21152, 21153, 22014, 22016, 21003, 21006, 21010, 21027, 21036, 21043, 21046, 21051, 21084, 21108, 21116, 21120, 21124, 21133, 22015, 22028, 21093, 21158, 22021, 21031, 21129, 00ME1, 21004, 21014, 21053, 22005, 21012, 21059, 21151, 22022, 22031, 22035, 21089, 21100, 21136, 22044, 22071, 81BH0 /000, 82BH8 /000, 92BH7 /000, 93BH5 /000, 94BH3, 21016, 21040, 21060, 21103, 21125, 22037, 21038, 22008, 21068, 21126, 22009, 21026, 21011, 21018, 21025, 21071, 21090, 21109, 21110, 21130, 21142, 21160, 21096, 21107, 21091, 21099, 21000, 21023, 21030, 21032, 21044, 21045, 21054, 21062, 21065, 21069, 21074, 21105, 21111, 21114, 21127, 21149, 22002, 22004, 22007, 22010, 22012, 22017, 22018, 22024, 22025, 22026, 22027, 22029, 22030, 22032, 22033, 22034, 22036, 22039, 22040, 22041, 22042, 22043, 22045, 22046, 22047, 22048, 22049, 22050, 22052, 22053, 22054, 22056, 22057, 22059, 22064, 22067,

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution: USA (Nationwide) in the states of: AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI and WV. AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHINA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL,ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, NETHERLANDS,NORWAY, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN,THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated