CLASS I Device recall · Reported 31 Jul 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report

Varicam/VG and VG Hawkeye devices recalled by GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare is recalling Varicam/VG and VG Hawkeye devices, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 13 Jun 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

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Lot, batch or date codesSystem ID: 2998, 6970, 12865, 21414, 38070, 53263, 55461, 56948, 58230, 58378, 58379, 58483, 58510, 58582, 58622, 58630, 58711, 58785, 58797, 58808, 58810, 58871, 58883, 58919, 58958, 58993, 59012, 61061, 63422, 66515, 75074, 79722, 79966, 84636, 92635, 99691, 0850260033, 0850260034, 0850260035, 0850260038, 0850260040, 0850260041, 0850260042, 0850260046, 0850260048, 0850260054, 0850260057, 0850260062, 0853940029, 0853940068, 0853940069, 0853940077, 0853940078, 0853940080, 0853940082, 0856260014, 0856260019, 0910265011, 0910453006, 082426010009, 082426010010, 082426010011, 082426020002, 082426030009, 082426030010, 082426030015, 082426030016, 082426030018, 082426040016, 082426040020, 082426040021, 082426040024, 082426040025, 082426040026, 082426040029, 082426050001, 082426050002, 082426050003, 082426070014, 082426070015, 082426070016, 082426080006, 082426080007, 082426080009, 082426090013, 082426100017, 082426100019, 082426100020, 082426100023, 082426110002, 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418404NU01, 418862VARICAM, 419383VG, 440329VG, 443643VG, 450359VG1, 450359VG2, 480981NM1, 501686VG, 508997VG, 509575PYVGH, 510486VG1, 512753VG, 514495VG, 515263LVG, 516256VG, 518271SVG, 519421VG, 520757NM1, 530529VG, 540186NU01, 540596N3, 540953VG, 541276AVG, 559688NM1, 570791HAWK, 580355VGACQ, 589907MVG, 600062NM01, 601426VG, 602406VG, 602870NM1, 605333HAWKEYE, 608263VG, 608364VG, 609267VG, 610954VG, 613548VG, 613548VG2, 615322NM2, 615791VG, 630801VG, 70050NUC06, 705324VG, 705327VARICAM, 705743VG, 706845VG, 707554VG, 708422MIL, 708783VG, 714774VG, 715361VG, 716694VG, 716859VG, 717657VG, 718759VG, 718780GENIEVG, 718780VG, 73240-1, 781278VG, 781744VG2, 781744VH, 786090NU03, 787782VARICAM-1, 804281VG1, 807343BMILLVG, 807343CMILLVG, 809758VARICAM, 812537VG, 813725VG, 813788VG, 815842SJVG, 819563CVG, 819822VG, 828212VG, 828213VG, 843792NUCH, 845437VG, 847695MILMVG, 847842VG, 860343VGOPC, 860344VG, 863494VG, 864573MBVG1, 904202VG, 905472VG, 905527HAWKEYE, 905683VG, 905684VG, 905684VG2, 905845VG, 905848VG, 905855VG, 905883VG, 905895VG, 912691SCVG, 914734VG, 919684VG1, 920459VG, 920729VG, 920887VG, 949760VG1, 956632MVG, 956687HKI, 970491VG1, 973754VG, 978466VG, 978741VG, 979764VGH1, 989269VG, A004NU10, A2846901, A5103321, A5107736, A5111021, A5114718, A5116033, A5128734, A5129932, A5132115, A5177338, A5177340, A5177344, A5177347, A5188524, A5215912, A5236208, A5306504, A5333009, A5353816, A5632411, AH0101NM02, AH0101NM03, AH3701NM04, AH4307NM04, AH4660NM05, ALK0130, ALK0131, APL0236, B4155407, B5119109, B5131812, B5315325, B5365411, B5483426, C5123638, CC0618NU13, CY1088MN04, D007NU07, DE282013, DE619831, DEL26415, DHG0536, DK1026NM05, DLF0237, E001NU09, EE1020MN01, EEF51528, FE416038, FE816127, FEB52048, FHALTVGH1, FHORLVGH1, G001NU07, GEC21815, GEE34020, H1404NUC06, H2103NUC06, H5174NUC02, HBER01NU02, HC2250NU01, HC2250NU02, HC2250NU03, HC3314NU01, HC4387NU01, HC5036NU01, HJJT01NU02, HOR0250, HR4106NM01, HT2106NU02, HT2106NU05, ID9320, IL1020NM01, IL1028NM03, IL1028NM13, IL1059NM01, IL1061NM01, IL1061NM05, IL1062NM01, IL1066NM03, IL1067NM03, IL1072NM01, JHOCVG10464, M001NU10, M001NU14, M2846904, M2881704, M4024091, M4134620, M4143939, M4144609, M4144845, M4145121, M4160707, M4164912, M4211044, M5400305, M5460632, MAYO1VG4, MAYO1VGH1, MAYO4VG3, MC6946NU02, ME260802, ME504345, ME612431, MPX24714, NM10374, NM73049, NM73050, NM81394, NO1012MN04, NO1015MN03, NO1016MN27, PC0173NU06, PC0396NU03, PC2306NU01, PC4178NU01, PER02544, PER10924, PER10925, PL1003NM01, PL1008NM01, PL1143NM01, PMR12503, PPR12206, RADNETNM1724, RU1100NM01, RU1457NM01, RU1591NM01, SK1071NM01, SK1082NM01, U001NU12, UC1129NU01, UC1769NU07, UC4092NU01, UC4109NU01, WH231NM1, YE645816, YE645817, YN0438, YN0440, YN0444, YN0448, YN0450, YN0454, YN0455, YN0468, YN0475, YN0477, YN0479, YN0482, YN0486, YN0493, YN0498, YN0502, YN0506, YN0542, YN0543, YN0544, YN0638, YN0639, YN0640, YN0641, YN0642, YN0643, YN0844, YN0845, YN0846, YN0847, YN0848, YN0849, YN0850, YN0851, YN0852, YN0853, YN0854, YN0907, YN0909, YN0910, YN0911, YN0912, YN0913, YN0914, YN0915, YN0917, YN0918, YN0919, YN0920, YN0921, YN0922, YN0923, YN0924, YN0966, YN0979, YN0980, YN0981, YN0982, YN0983, YN0984, YN0985, YN0986, YN0987, YN0988, YN1000, YN1009, ZA1807NM08, ZWL0431,

Quantity recalled571

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-1788-2013
FDA event ID: 65579
Recalling firm: GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 13 Jun 2013
FDA classified: 23 Jul 2013
Reported: 31 Jul 2013
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Other Reasons
Device type: Imaging Equipment

Timeline

13 Jun 2013	Recall initiated by company
23 Jul 2013	Classified by FDA	+40 days
31 Jul 2013	Published in enforcement report	+8 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

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.

Product as listed by the FDA

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.

Where it was distributed

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.

Nationwide Georgia Puerto Rico

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

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.

Which lots are affected?

System ID: 2998, 6970, 12865, 21414, 38070, 53263, 55461, 56948, 58230, 58378, 58379, 58483, 58510, 58582, 58622, 58630, 58711, 58785, 58797, 58808, 58810, 58871, 58883, 58919, 58958, 58993, 59012, 61061, 63422, 66515, 75074, 79722, 79966, 84636, 92635, 99691, 0850260033, 0850260034, 0850260035, 0850260038, 0850260040, 0850260041, 0850260042, 0850260046, 0850260048, 0850260054, 0850260057, 0850260062, 0853940029, 0853940068, 0853940069, 0853940077, 0853940078, 0853940080, 0853940082, 0856260014, 0856260019, 0910265011, 0910453006, 082426010009, 082426010010, 082426010011, 082426020002, 082426030009, 082426030010, 082426030015, 082426030016, 082426030018, 082426040016, 082426040020, 082426040021, 082426040024, 082426040025, 082426040026, 082426040029, 082426050001, 082426050002, 082426050003, 082426070014, 082426070015, 082426070016, 082426080006, 082426080007, 082426080009, 082426090013, 082426100017, 082426100019, 082426100020, 082426100023, 082426110002, 082426120003, 082426120004, 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419383VG, 440329VG, 443643VG, 450359VG1, 450359VG2, 480981NM1, 501686VG, 508997VG, 509575PYVGH, 510486VG1, 512753VG, 514495VG, 515263LVG, 516256VG, 518271SVG, 519421VG, 520757NM1, 530529VG, 540186NU01, 540596N3, 540953VG, 541276AVG, 559688NM1, 570791HAWK, 580355VGACQ, 589907MVG, 600062NM01, 601426VG, 602406VG, 602870NM1, 605333HAWKEYE, 608263VG, 608364VG, 609267VG, 610954VG, 613548VG, 613548VG2, 615322NM2, 615791VG, 630801VG, 70050NUC06, 705324VG, 705327VARICAM, 705743VG, 706845VG, 707554VG, 708422MIL, 708783VG, 714774VG, 715361VG, 716694VG, 716859VG, 717657VG, 718759VG, 718780GENIEVG, 718780VG, 73240-1, 781278VG, 781744VG2, 781744VH, 786090NU03, 787782VARICAM-1, 804281VG1, 807343BMILLVG, 807343CMILLVG, 809758VARICAM, 812537VG, 813725VG, 813788VG, 815842SJVG, 819563CVG, 819822VG, 828212VG, 828213VG, 843792NUCH, 845437VG, 847695MILMVG, 847842VG, 860343VGOPC, 860344VG, 863494VG, 864573MBVG1, 904202VG, 905472VG, 905527HAWKEYE, 905683VG, 905684VG, 905684VG2, 905845VG, 905848VG, 905855VG, 905883VG, 905895VG, 912691SCVG, 914734VG, 919684VG1, 920459VG, 920729VG, 920887VG, 949760VG1, 956632MVG, 956687HKI, 970491VG1, 973754VG, 978466VG, 978741VG, 979764VGH1, 989269VG, A004NU10, A2846901, A5103321, A5107736, A5111021, A5114718, A5116033, A5128734, A5129932, A5132115, A5177338, A5177340, A5177344, A5177347, A5188524, A5215912, A5236208, A5306504, A5333009, A5353816, A5632411, AH0101NM02, AH0101NM03, AH3701NM04, AH4307NM04, AH4660NM05, ALK0130, ALK0131, APL0236, B4155407, B5119109, B5131812, B5315325, B5365411, B5483426, C5123638, CC0618NU13, CY1088MN04, D007NU07, DE282013, DE619831, DEL26415, DHG0536, DK1026NM05, DLF0237, E001NU09, EE1020MN01, EEF51528, FE416038, FE816127, FEB52048, FHALTVGH1, FHORLVGH1, G001NU07, GEC21815, GEE34020, H1404NUC06, H2103NUC06, H5174NUC02, HBER01NU02, HC2250NU01, HC2250NU02, HC2250NU03, HC3314NU01, HC4387NU01, HC5036NU01, HJJT01NU02, HOR0250, HR4106NM01, HT2106NU02, HT2106NU05, ID9320, IL1020NM01, IL1028NM03, IL1028NM13, IL1059NM01, IL1061NM01, IL1061NM05, IL1062NM01, IL1066NM03, IL1067NM03, IL1072NM01, JHOCVG10464, M001NU10, M001NU14, M2846904, M2881704, M4024091, M4134620, M4143939, M4144609, M4144845, M4145121, M4160707, M4164912, M4211044, M5400305, M5460632, MAYO1VG4, MAYO1VGH1, MAYO4VG3, MC6946NU02, ME260802, ME504345, ME612431, MPX24714, NM10374, NM73049, NM73050, NM81394, NO1012MN04, NO1015MN03, NO1016MN27, PC0173NU06, PC0396NU03, PC2306NU01, PC4178NU01, PER02544, PER10924, PER10925, PL1003NM01, PL1008NM01, PL1143NM01, PMR12503, PPR12206, RADNETNM1724, RU1100NM01, RU1457NM01, RU1591NM01, SK1071NM01, SK1082NM01, U001NU12, UC1129NU01, UC1769NU07, UC4092NU01, UC4109NU01, WH231NM1, YE645816, YE645817, YN0438, YN0440, YN0444, YN0448, YN0450, YN0454, YN0455, YN0468, YN0475, YN0477, YN0479, YN0482, YN0486, YN0493, YN0498, YN0502, YN0506, YN0542, YN0543, YN0544, YN0638, YN0639, YN0640, YN0641, YN0642, YN0643, YN0844, YN0845, YN0846, YN0847, YN0848, YN0849, YN0850, YN0851, YN0852, YN0853, YN0854, YN0907, YN0909, YN0910, YN0911, YN0912, YN0913, YN0914, YN0915, YN0917, YN0918, YN0919, YN0920, YN0921, YN0922, YN0923, YN0924, YN0966, YN0979, YN0980, YN0981, YN0982, YN0983, YN0984, YN0985, YN0986, YN0987, YN0988, YN1000, YN1009, ZA1807NM08, ZWL0431,

Where was it sold?

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

6 other products · FDA event 65579

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Elscint APEX Helix, dual-head, multi-purpose, Slip-Ring recalled.

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31 Jul 2013	CLASS I	Elscint APEX Helix, dual-head, multi-purpose, Slip-Ring recalled	GE Healthcare	Other	Nationwide
31 Jul 2013	CLASS I	Optima NM/CT recalled by GE Healthcare	GE Healthcare	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
31 Jul 2013	CLASS I	Discovery NM/CT 670 dual detector free-geometry integrated recalled	GE Healthcare	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
31 Jul 2013	CLASS I	Brivo NM615, is an all-purpose recalled by GE Healthcare	GE Healthcare	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
31 Jul 2013	CLASS I	Infinia Hawkeye 4 Option For Dual-Head Variable Angle Gamma recalled	GE Healthcare	Other	Nationwide
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