Events

Recall of MRXPERION MR INJECTION SYSTEM

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BAYER MEDICAL CARE INC..

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A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    127810
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-10
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Complaints were received from customer sites describing a 4205 error message when the injector is used with a 3t scanner. an investigation showed that the mrxperion injector was susceptible to electromagnetic interference when exposed to radio frequency (rf) energy generated during certain sequences on 3t scanners.

Device

MRXPERION MR INJECTION SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: MRXP 200 (Lot serial: 100166); Model Catalog: MRXP 200 (Lot serial: 100104); Model Catalog: MRXP 200 (Lot serial: 100085)
  • Product Description
    MRXPERION MR INJECTION SYSTEM
  • Manufacturer
    BAYER MEDICAL CARE INC.

Manufacturer

BAYER MEDICAL CARE INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    INDIANOLA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Bayer AG
  • Source
    HC