GE Medical Systems, LLC: Vivid q N ultrasound. Not marketed in the US. Used in ultrasound imaging and analysis in Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal/GYN; Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, testes, thyroid); Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular; Musculo-skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Urology (including prostate); Transesophageal; Transrectal; Transvaginal; and Intraoperative (abdominal, thoracic, and vascular).

Recall number

Z-0759-2023

Recalling firm

GE Medical Systems, LLC

Product

Vivid q N ultrasound. Not marketed in the US. Used in ultrasound imaging and analysis in Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal/GYN; Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, testes, thyroid); Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular; Musculo-skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Urology (including prostate); Transesophageal; Transrectal; Transvaginal; and Intraoperative (abdominal, thoracic, and vascular).

Status

Open, Classified

Initiated

2022-11-10

Posted

2022-12-22

Terminated

not on file

Reason

Potential for batteries that have not been replaced at 2 years, as recommended in the Service Manual, they can fail or possibly emit smoke, or catch fire.

Root cause

Device Design

Action

GE Healthcare notified consignees on about 11/10/2022 via letter titled "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION. For U.S. customers, letters were sent via FedEx. Consignees were instructed to follow updated safety instructions provided in the appendix included with the notification letter, place the appendix with the product labeling, and replace the batter every 2 years or if the battery is not capable of powering the system for more than 30 minutes. In response, GE Healthcare requested consignees return the response form.

Quantity

250 units

Distribution

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV and the countries of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, AZERBAIJAN, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, CHINA Colombia, CONGO, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, CZECH REPUBLIC, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, HONG KONG, Hungary, ICELAND, INDIA, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Kosovo, Kuwait, KYRGYZSTAN, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, LUXEMBOURG, Macedonia, MALAYSIA, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, MICRONESIA, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NEW ZEALAND, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Lot, serial or model codes

No US Distribution. Model Number (System ID): H45571BK (DZ1315US08, VQ50927VQ, 835385929, 0835385937, IQ1398US05, IQ1398US04, IQ1398US03, IQ1398US02, A6193101, JO4026US01, JO4034US01, KE1070US01, KW1018US27, KT1066US01, LY1076US02, OM1000US04, OM1042US09, OM1042US08, OM1010US10, PK1367US01, QA1062US02, SA1345US06, SA2072US19, SA2158US09, SA2329US08, SA2308US02, SA1199US04, SA1199US03, SA1012US48, SA1058US63, SA1058US64, ZA2466US01, ZA2466US02, ZA2500US01, ZA2483US01, ZA2841US01, ZA3242US03, ZA2416US02, ZA1015US07, ZA3258US01, ZA1177US02, ZA2481US01, ZA2461US01, ZA2499US01, ZA2430US01, ZA2498US01, ZA2976US02, ZA2504US01, ZA2316US03, ZA2314US02, ZA2449US01, ZA2448US02, ZA2509US01, TN1279US02, 34118ULT34, 33054ULT01, P65021UL06, AE1006US18, AE1131US02, AE1025US06, AE1149US18, AE1149US16); H45571ZC (DZ1292US08, DZ1473US02, DZ1534US04, VQ55477VQ, DK1167US77, EG1621US32, EG1980US01, ET1031US01, 083038600786615, 083038602082015, 083038603381415, 5512UL1025, 5512UL0912, 5512UL0914, 5512UL0913, 835385974, 5512UL0838, 5512UL0839, 0835385958, 0835385967, 0835385972, 5512UL0276, 5512UL0003, 5512UL0408, 5512UL0256, 5512UL0843, 5512UL0236, 5512UL1346, 5512UL1345, 5512UL0483, IQ1580US01, IQ1297US04, IQ1399US01, IQ1398US01, A6384301, KE6093US01, KE1000US07, KE6031US01, KE6111US01, KW1055US19, KW1065US06, KW1002US04, KW1011US39, KW1011US31, KW1011US41, KW1011US40, KW1005US26, KW1126US01, KW1004US39, LB1050US06, LB1055US07, LB1055US06, LB1055US04, LB1055US05, LB1148US06, 1553UL0170, 1553UL0229, 1553UL0308, 1553UL0320, 1553UL0230, 1553UL0092, 1553UL0070, MU1018US01, NA1043US01, NG1186US02, OM1070US01, OM1073US03, OM1042US10, OM1065US06, OM1007US14, PK1300US29, PL8358US01, QA1020US08, QA1020US07, SA2330US05, SA2128US03, SA1060US18, SA2045US13, SA2045US09, SA2045US10, SA2045US11, SA2122US04, SA2072US20, SA2385US06, SA2329US13, SA1005US33, SA1005US34, SA1005US35, SA1118US21, SA1245US04, SA1101US06, SA2107US05, SA2107US02, SA2107US04, SA2107US03, SA2159US04, SA2513US08, SA2485US01, SA1012US56, SA1012US57, SA1034US45, ZA2899US01, ZA2745US01, ZA2858US01, ZA2786US01, ZA2279US02, ZA2577US01, ZA2787US01, ZA3145US01, ZA2765US01, ZA2626US01, ZA1047US01, ZA2656US02, ZA2670US02, ZA2800US01, ZA1850US02, ZA2699US01, ZA1030US17, ZA2545US02, ZA2902US01, ZA2986US01, ZA2767US04, ZA2595US01, ZA2702US01, ZA2970US05, ZA2900US01, ZA2793US01, ZA2788US01, ZA2726US02, ZA2754US01, ZA2735US01, ZA2789US01, ZA2602US01, ZA2955US01, ZA1030US16, ZA1018US01, ZA2141US02, ZA2141US01, ZA2567US02, ZA2940US01, ZA1850US03, ZA2685US01, ZA2177US02, ZA2137US02, ZA2976US01, ZA2965US01, ZA2273US03, ZA2818US01, ZA2772US02, ZA2749US01, ZA2853US01, ZA2819US01, ZA2851US01, ZA2687US02, 138691US01, P06043UL12, 06002ULT36, 06008ULT57, 06002ULT43, 16032ULT12, 25001ULT20, 34418ULT15, 34373ULT18, 34006ULT26, 34006ULT23, 35001ULT19, 46003ULT14, 33043ULT03, 33043ULT02, 59019ULT07, P71003UL13, P07012UL07, P65005UL04, UG1051US04, AE1353US03, AE1003US16, AE1477US04, AE1160US10, AE1477US05, AE1540US01, AE1554US01, AE1388US04, AE1062US02, AE1009US21, AE1009US22, AE1017US14, AE1017US19, AE1045US11)

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

ITX

Firm FEI

2126677

Firm city

Waukesha

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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