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Device recall: Venue Go Models: R2 (Model Number H45181VG), R3 (Model Number H45193VG), R4 (Model Number H45114VG), R5 (Model Numbers H
GE Medical Systems, LLC (Waukesha, WI) initiated this device recall on 6 Mar 2025; FDA lists 2 product records under event 96538, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 85% of the 945 device enforcement events initiated in 2025 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. GE Medical Systems, LLC has 42 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 3 product records per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
GE Medical Systems, LLC, Waukesha, WI.
Reason for recall
"The battery for certain ultrasound systems can potentially develop an internal failure which could result in smoke or fire."
Distribution
"Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1555-2025 | Venue Go Models: R2 (Model Number H45181VG), R3 (Model Number H45193VG), R4 (Model Number H45114VG), R5 (Model Numbers H45135VG, H45135VGW), R3 Surgery for China (Model Number H45113VGSU), R3 PeriOP for China (Model Number H45113VGPO), R3 Expert for China (Model Number H45113VGEX ), R3 Pro for China (Model Number… | 12,808 total devices | Class II | Ongoing | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Z-1556-2025 | Venue Fit Models: R3 (Model Number H45303VFSC, H45303VFSW), R4 (Model Number H45314VFS, H45314VFSW), Venue Fit R5 system (Model Numbers H45335VFS, H45335VFSW), R3 Surgery for China, R3 PeriOP for China, R3 Expert for China, R3 Pro for China, R3 Performance for China, R3 Intervention for China diagnostic ultrasound… | 12,808 total systems | Class II | Ongoing | 23 Apr 2025 |
Context
Other enforcement events for GE Medical Systems, LLC
All 42 events for GE Medical Systems, LLC
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The battery for certain ultrasound systems can potentially develop an internal failure which could result in smoke or fire."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.