GE Healthcare, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1793-2013)

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:

Optima NM/CT 640 Product Usage: The GE Optima NM/CT 640 system is intended for General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures for detection of radioisotope tracer uptake in the patient body. It includes a general purpose Nuclear Medicine (NM) system using a variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types, and a CT component which is intended specifically for enabling attenuation correction and anatomical localization on SPECT studies

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: June 13, 2013

Date Posted: July 31, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1793-2013

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: 25

Code Information:

System ID: 0910263253, 0910263256, 00139NUC08, 00162NUC11, 030232NU15, 215728OPT640, 262574O640, 270956NM640, 410543NUC640, 715735OPT1, 717782640NM, 808485NM640, 815564O640, 816234D640, 817250NM640, 847872O640, 901516GO640, 915839NU01, 928214NMCT, A5366308, A5639613, BD003NU01, DK1054NM03, RTD0782, XM203401.

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