GE Healthcare, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1792-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated nuclear imaging system. Product Usage: The GE Discovery NM/CT 670 system is 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.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: June 13, 2013

Date Posted: July 31, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1792-2013

Event ID: 65579

Reason for Recall:

GE became aware of an incident at a VA Medical Center facility in the US in which a patient died due to injuries sustained while being scanned on an Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Medicine System. UPDATE: On July 03, 2013 GE notified hospitals that they are recalling several Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems because serious injuries or deaths could occur due to the failure mode associated with this re

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 213

Code Information:

System ID: 0828260021, 0828260022, 0850260118, 0850260122, 0850260128, 0850260131, 0850260132, 0853260094, 0853260099, 0856260033, 0856260034, 0856260035, 0910262297, 0910262304, 0910262310, 0910262319, 0910262322, 0910262325, 0910262344, 0910263223, 0910263228, 0910263231, 0910263235, 0910263239, 0910263241, 0910263243, 0910263250, 0910264135, 0910264141, 0910264147, 0910265074, 0910265075, 0910265076, 0920269097, 082426040043, 082426040044, 082426060005, 082426070028, 082426070030, 082426080020, 082426090029, 082426090030, 082426130029, 082426130030, 082426150026, 082426160042, 082426210020, 082426230020, 083026009408410, 083026023683711, 083026201006810, 00001NUC12, 00028NUC01, 00042NUC02, 00046NUC06, 00065NUC08, 00123NUC01, 00149NUC01, 00149NUC03, 00197NUC14, 00199NUC13, 00200NUC07, 00200NUC08, 00234NUC09, 00361NUC08, 00432NUC02, 010120NU19, 030037NU08, 030082NU13, 030133NU13, 030360NU01, 05462NUC05, 06007NUC19, 080041NU04, 100032NU05, 10497NUC20, 110017NU06, 110022NU05, 11018NUC08, 190052NU09, 190163NU04, 190163NU06, 204726D670NM, 210060NU02, 212639NMD670, 250370D670, 260010NU06, 262574D670, 305674D670, 309671SPECT, 403343D670, 403943D670, 403943D670B, 404686NMCT, 410955D670, 410D6701, 415353D670, 416495D670, 418549D670A, 418549D670B, 423495D670, 514281D670, 514338D670, 514842AD670, 514848D670, 514876D670, 519973D670, 529150NU05, 540332D670, 600092NM11, 610402D670NM1, 613548D670, 614NCH670, 615322NM5, 615893MMCT1, 617638DSV670, 630432D670, 720848D670, 803751D670, 819563D670, 819563D670B, 856247D670, 856247NM, 900010NU09, 905472D670, 905684D670A, 905684D670B, 905883D670, 972747NM670, 972935D670, A4169312, A4194844, A51051127, A51142126, A5125139, A5129983, A5196344, B4182011, B5140618, BG4009NM01, D007NU12, DK1029NU14, DK1047NM01, EE1020NM03, FE416061, FI1052MN01, GP1000NM01, HOR0281, IL1020NM36, IL1041NM30, IL1062NM29, M001NU42, M2002713, M251400603, M4134637, M4143630, M4143993, M4144126, M4145158, M4194042, M4198090, M4210246, M4215577, M4476424, M4505290, M5172553, M5400562, M5480777, M9409545, M9886847, MEX68915, NO1018MN06, NO1087MN09, NO1088MN16, NT1001, NT1002, NT1003, NT1004, NT1005, NT1006, NT1007, NT1008, NT1009, NT1010, NT1011, NT1013, NT1015, NT1020, NT2001, NT2002, O005NU27, PC8262NU01, PITT670, RTD0737, RU1095NM03, RU1279NM02, RU1949NM01, RU3451NM01, RU3467NM01, RU3623NM01, RU3637PT01, RU3713NM01, RU3900NM01, RU6340NM01, RU7175NM01, RU7187NM01, RU7505NM01, UX2305NU01, V4144610, V4169306, X102874005, X4144501, XM203402.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Guam, Puerto Rico and the countries of : Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated