GE Medical Systems Ultrasound & Primary Care Diagnostics, LL: GE Vivid E9 ultrasound system Product Usage: GE Vivid E9 ultrasound system is a general purpose ultrasound system for use in cardiac imaging. It is intended for use by, or under direction of a qualified physician for ultrasound imaging and analysis of Fetal; Abdominal (including renal and GYN); Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, Testes, thyroid; Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular (PV); Musculo-skeletal Conventional; Urology (including prostate) Transesophageal; Transrectal (TR); Transvaginal (TV); and Intraoperative (abdominal, Thoracic, & vascular)

Recall number

Z-2985-2018

Recalling firm

GE Medical Systems Ultrasound & Primary Care Diagnostics, LL

Product

GE Vivid E9 ultrasound system Product Usage: GE Vivid E9 ultrasound system is a general purpose ultrasound system for use in cardiac imaging. It is intended for use by, or under direction of a qualified physician for ultrasound imaging and analysis of Fetal; Abdominal (including renal and GYN); Pediatric; Small Organ (breast, Testes, thyroid; Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (adult and pediatric); Peripheral Vascular (PV); Musculo-skeletal Conventional; Urology (including prostate) Transesophageal; Transrectal (TR); Transvaginal (TV); and Intraoperative (abdominal, Thoracic, & vascular)

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2018-03-22

Posted

not on file

Terminated

2021-08-24

Reason

The system side of the power cord may break and expose the electrical conductors leading to the risk of shock.

Root cause

Component design/selection

Action

On March 23, 2018 GE Healthcare sent letters to their consignees informing them about the recall of LOGIQ 9, LOGIQ E9, Vivid 7, Vivid E7, Vivid E9, Vivid E80, Vivid E90, and Vivid E95 ultrasound systems which have been installed since April 2015 or which have received a power cord replacement since April 2015. Please ensure that all potential users in your facility are made aware of this safety notification and the recommended actions. Your safety and the safety of your patients is of our utmost concern. Safety Issue The system side of the power cord may break and expose the electrical conductors leading to the risk of shock. This can lead to injuries up to and including cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac arrest. A minor injury has been reported as a result of this issue. Safety Instructions You may continue to use your system. If you need to remove the power cord from the rear of the unit (see picture of location below), before doing so be sure to do the following: 1. Turn the system off 2. Unplug it from the wall If the system end of the power cord (see picture below) is damaged, discontinue use of the system until a replacement cord is provided. If you experience any power issues with your unit, discontinue use of the system and contact GEHC Service. GE Healthcare will correct all affected products at no cost to you. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for the correction. Contact Information If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.

Quantity

12,426 (4,717 US; 7,709 OUS ALL PRODUCTS)

Distribution

Nationwide and Puerto Rico FOREIGN: Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Plurinational State of Brazil, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, State of, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Viet Nam

Lot, serial or model codes

Each consignee have one serial numbers assigned

510(k) numbers

["K131514"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

IYN

Firm FEI

3005860720

Firm city

Milwaukee

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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