Recall record at a glance
| Official record | Z-1181-2013 |
|---|---|
| Category | Medical Device Recalls |
| Classification | Class II |
| FDA record status | Terminated |
| Recalling firm | Vital Images, Inc. |
| Report date | May 8, 2013 |
| Recall initiation date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Quantity | 1,978 |
| Location | Minnetonka, MN, United States |
Official product description
Vitrea CT Brain Perfusion made available in various configurations under the names Vitrea, Vitrea fX, VitreaAdvanced and Vitrea Enterprise Suite. Noninvasive post-processing application designed to evaluate areas of brain perfusion.
Why the product was recalled
Vital Images, Inc. (Vital Images) received one report about potential user confusion when viewing a brain perfusion scan on Vitrea CT Brain Perfusion 2D when the scan was performed using a wide coverage shuttle acquisition technique. This may result in patient treatment delays, misdiagnosis or mistreatment.
Distribution information
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, excluding RI and SD and including DC and PR, and the countries of ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELARUS, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, CHANA, GREECE, GUAM, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN,JORDAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOSCOW, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORTHERN IRELAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, and YEMEN.
How to read the classification
FDA Class II indicates a situation in which use of or exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious consequences is remote. The classification shown here comes from the FDA record.
Additional record details
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.
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