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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published June 30, 2021

GE Healthcare Revolution CT Recall: Scan Group Name Input Error Risk

GE Healthcare recalls Revolution CT systems due to potential scan group name input errors causing failed updates. Affected units may not confirm scan group additions, risking incomplete imaging. Contact GE for remedy details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2023-2021Medical deviceGE Healthcare ›
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Recalling firmGE Healthcare, LLC3000 N Grandview Blvd · Waukesha, WI 53188-1615
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GE Healthcare is recalling Revolution CT scanners because users might enter scan group names with invalid characters, causing the system to fail updating scan groups. This could lead to incomplete medical imaging in critical cases. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/62257-ge-healthcare-revolution-ct-recall-scan-group-name-input-error.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/62257-ge-healthcare-revolution-ct-recall-scan-group-name-input-error · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2023-2021

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“GE Healthcare Revolution CT Recall: Scan Group Name Input Error Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/62257-ge-healthcare-revolution-ct-recall-scan-group-name-input-error. Based on FDA recall #Z-2023-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2023-2021%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 30, 2021, that GE Healthcare LLC is recalling its Revolution CT system due to a user interface hazard. The device may fail to confirm when intended scan groups are added.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: GE Healthcare
  • Product: Revolution CT

The hazard

According to the FDA, when adding one or more intended scan groups, names must contain only letters, numbers (0-9), or a space. If these characters are not used, the user interface will not update to confirm the intended group(s) has been added to the acquisition.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show GE Healthcare LLC has 97 other recalls on record since October 4, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanners (February 27, 2026), GE Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0/7.0/8.0 (July 15, 2022), and GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanner Recall (June 24, 2022).

How to tell if you have this one

Revolution CT scanners from GE Healthcare. The specific model is not listed in the recall notice, but the system is used for CT imaging in medical facilities.

  • Brand
    GE Healthcare
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    US
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-2021-2021The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same axial plane taken at different angles. The system has the capability to image whole organs in a single rotation. Whole organs include but are not limited to brain, heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, etc. The system may acquire data using Axial, Cine, Helical, Cardiac, and Gated CT scan techniques from patients of all ages. These images may be obtained either with or without contrast. This device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports components and accessories. This device may include data and image processing to produce images in a variety of transaxial and reformatted planes. Further, the images can be post processed to produce additional imaging planes or analysis results. The system is indicated for head, whole body, cardiac, and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications. The device output is a valuable medical tool for the diagnosis of disease, trauma, or abnormality and for planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.; Revolution CT—
Z-2022-2021The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same axial plane taken at different angles. The system has the capability to image whole organs in a single rotation. Whole organs include but are not limited to brain, heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, etc. The system may acquire data using Axial, Cine, Helical, Cardiac, and Gated CT scan techniques from patients of all ages. These images may be obtained either with or without contrast. This device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components and accessories. This device may include data and image processing to produce images in a variety of transaxial and reformatted planes. Further, the images can be post processed to produce additional imaging planes or analysis results. The system is indicated for head, whole body, cardiac, and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications. The device output is a valuable medical tool for the diagnosis of disease, trauma, or abnormality and for planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.; Revolution CT—
Z-2023-2021The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes, including Axial, Cine, Helical (Volumetric), Cardiac, and Gated acquisitions. These images may be obtained either withor without contrast. This device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components and accessories. This device may include data and image processing to produce images in a variety of transaxial and reformatted planes. Further the images can be post processed to produce additional imaging planes or analysis results. The system is indicated for head, whole body, cardiac and vascular X-ray Computed Tomography applications in patients of all ages. The device output is a valuable medical tool for the diagnosis of disease, trauma, or abnormality and for planning, guiding, and monitoring therapy.; Revolution CT—
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Scan Group Names

    Ensure scan group names contain only letters, numbers, or spaces to prevent system update failures.

How this recall unfolded

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 14 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 30, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 8, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 14, 202132021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2023-2021 (June 30, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2023-2021 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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