Device evidence

device-recall:cfres:119624

GE Healthcare Varicam/VG and VG Hawkeye devices Product Usage: The intended use of the Quasar system is to perform 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 typed and optional imaging features designed to enhance image quality in Oncology, Cardiology, Neurology and other clinical diagnostic imaging applications. The scanning modes include planar (Static, Multi-gated, Dynamic, Whole body scanning) and tomographic (SPECT, Gated SPECT, Whole body SPECT, Camera based PET). Acquisition types include single and multi-isotope/multi-peak frame/list mode single-photon and positron imaging. Optional imaging-enhancement features include assortment of collimators, gating by physiological signals, real-time automatic body contouring, and CT-based attenuation correction and functional anatomic mapping.

Official recall number

Z-1788-2013

Evidence summary

Product code: KPS
Recall status: Terminated
Event initiated: June 13, 2013
Root cause: Device Design
Source snapshot: 5482458777762b1480c71ac49b2913b9c7984bb55aac66a4315d018da7cfed2c
Product: Z-1788-2013