Ge Healthcare: GE Healthcare Voluson E8 ultrasound scanner with Software version 6.2.0 and 6.2.1 and DICOM stations with these software versions; GE Healthcare 9900 West Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53226, USA.

Recall number

Z-0113-2008

Recalling firm

Ge Healthcare

Product

GE Healthcare Voluson E8 ultrasound scanner with Software version 6.2.0 and 6.2.1 and DICOM stations with these software versions; GE Healthcare 9900 West Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53226, USA.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2007-07-06

Posted

2007-11-07

Terminated

2008-10-21

Reason

When a spectrum of a Pulsed Wave Doppler shows an angle correction unequal to 0 is reloaded from the archive or the image is sent to a DICOM station, this angle correction is mistakenly disregarded resulting in an underestimation of the flow velocities.

Root cause

Software design

Action

GE Healthcare sent customer letters on July 15, 2007 to affected customers. The letter included a short term mitigation recommendation and a long-term correction. The long-term correction will be software upgrade provided free of charge to all affected customers.

Quantity

521 Units

Distribution

Nationwide.

Lot, serial or model codes

Serial Numbers: D00210, D00223, D00225, D00239, D00241, D00293, D00326, D00347, D00415, D00425, D00435, D00445, D00455, D00456, D00459, D00460, D00465, D00467, D00468, D00469, D00480, D00481, D00484, D00485, D00487, D00490, D00491, D00493, D00495, D00502, D00503, D00505, D00512, D00516, D00517, D00523, D00525, D00531, D00532, D00537, D00539, D00541, D00542, D00543, D00546, D00548, D00550, D00551, D00552, D00554, D00558, D00560, D00561, D00562, D00563, D00564, D00565, D00566, D00567, D00568, D00569, D00570, D00571, D00572, D00573, D00574, D00575, D00576, D00577, D00579, D00580, D00581, D00582, D00625, D00627, D00628, D00632, D00633, D00636, D00638, D00639, D00640, D00649, D00652, D00653, D00655, D00665, D00666, D00668, D00108, D00123, D00134, D00139, D00168, D00173, D00176, D00178, D00182, D00185, D00186, D00187, D00189, D00192, D00193, D00194, D00195, D00198, D00199, D00200, D00203, D00209, D00214, D00220, D00224, D00226, D00227, D00228, D00230, D00231, D00232, D00233, D00236, D00242, D00243, D00244, D00246, D00249, D00252, D00254, D00258, D00282, D00291, D00292, D00295, D00296, D00297, D00299, D00300, D00302, D00303, D00304, D00305, D00306, D00307, D00310, D00312, D00314, D00316, D00317, D00318, D00319, D00327, D00330, D00335, D00336, D00337, D00339, D00340, D00343, D00344, D00346, D00349, D00350, D00351, D00352, D00354, D00355, D00356, D00359, D00361, D00362, D00364, D00366, D00367, D00372, D00374, D00375, D00388, D00391, D00392, D00393, D00395, D00396, D00397, D00398, D00399, D00402, D00403, D00404, D00405, D00406, D00411, D00413, D00418, D00420, D00421, D00422, D00423, D00426, D00451, D00180, D00379, D00387, D00430, D00433, D00444, D00454, D00464, D00470, D00476, D00497, D00509, D00513, D00522, D00526, D00540, D00544, D00545, D00547, D00549, D00553, D00555, D00556, D00557, D00559, D00585, D00586, D00103, D00155, D00166, D00250, D00251, D00255, D00325, D00331, D00595, D00584, D00280, D00342, D00369, D00148, D00213, D00301, D00428, D00601, D00602, D00603, D00604, D00324, D00151, D00471, D00519, D00593, D00466, D00494, D00659, D00432, D00473, D00321, D00591, D00599, D00153, D00217, D00222, D00248, D00437, D00514, D00322, D00449, D00474, D00475, D00478, D00504, D00507, D00508, D00521, D00528, D00529, D00533, D00534, D00583, D00634, D00635, D00641, D00644, D00645, D00663, D00126, D00128, D00240, D00272, D00277, D00279, D00332, D00341, D00407, D00419, D00486, D00424, D00499, D00288, D00308, D00394, D00483, D00143, D00117, D00138, D00150, D00165, D00167, D00183, D00218, D00245, D00253, D00259, D00261, D00264, D00315, D00328, D00378, D00383, D00385, D00431, D00462, D00613, D00618, D00121, D00141, D00154, D00170, D00171, D00190, D00234, D00256, D00267, D00311, D00313, D00461, D00145, D00146, D00196, D00201, D00205, D00206, D00207, D00257, D00263, D00266, D00268, D00410, D00438, D00439, D00458, D00479, D00488, D00489, D00496, D00511, D00518, D00520, D00527, D00538, D00594, D00596, D00598, D00600, D00605, D00621, D00660, D00661, D00179, D00202, D00204, D00208, D00215, D00219, D00221, D00237, D00260, D00265, D00271, D00275, D00276, D00281, D00285, D00286, D00287, D00353, D00358, D00360, D00365, D00429, D00309, D00334, D00368, D00477, D00482, D00149, D00152, D00289, D00290, D00323, D00401, D00211, D00144, D00181, D00191, D00269, D00472, D00588, D00589, D00161, D00162, D00164, D00229, D00329, D00370, D00371, D00390, D00427, D00160, D00212, D00283, D00320, D00122, D00137, D00156, D00377, D00409, D00434, D00446, D00447, D00450, D00452, D00453, D00463, D00492, D00506, D00510, D00515, D00524, D00530, D00535, D00578, D00587, D00590, D00592, D00597, D00606, D00607, D00608, D00609, D00610, D00611, D00612, D00614, D00615, D00616, D00617, D00619, D00620, D00622, D00623, D00624, D00626, D00629, D00630, D00631, D00642, D00643, D00647, D00650, D00651, D00654, D00656, D00658, D00662, D00664, D00667, D00669, D00670, D00672, D00101, D00105, D00107, D00113, D00125, D00127, D00131, D00132, D00135, D00136, D00158, D00163, D00175, D00188, D00278, D00294.D00333, D00357, D00373, D00376, D00381, D00382, D00384, D00386, D00389, D00400, D00408, D00412, D00414, D00416, D00417, D00436, D00440, D00441, D00442, D00443, D00498, D00500, D00501.  Version 6.2.0 was distributed 3/24/07 and version 6.2.1: 4/10/07

510(k) numbers

["K061682"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

IYO

Firm FEI

3005860720

Firm city

Wauwatosa

Firm state

WI

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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