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Recall of Device Recall Optima MR450w, Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Signa HDx, Signa HDxt, Signa HDi, Signa Vibrant, an

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare, LLC.

What is this?

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
    64291
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0935-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-05-10
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-03-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-06-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=115767
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging - Product Code LNH
  • Reason
    An error on the sr viewer reporting tool in which edits can be made on a report and can be saved into incorrect reports.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated May 5, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information. Customers were instructed to open only one patient report at a time when editing a report in SR Viewer. US Customers did not receive a customer letter, however all US systems have been updated. For questions customers were instructed to contact their local Sales/Service Representative. For questions regarding this recall call 262-513-4122.

Device

Device Recall Optima MR450w, Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Signa HDx, Signa HDxt, Signa HDi,...
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (All States in continental USA including PR except RI.). Internationall to: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BRAZIL, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, IRAQ, ITALY, IRELAND, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, KAZAKHSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MACEDONIA, MARTINIQUE, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, REUNION, NEW ZEALAND, OMAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SINGAPORE , SLOVAKIA, SOUTH KOREA, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, TUNISIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY, VIET NAAM, and YUGOSLAVIA.
  • Product Description
    Optima MR450w, Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Signa HDx, Signa HDxt, Signa HDi, Signa Vibrant, and GE 1.5T Signa HDe MR System. || The GE Signa HDx MR system is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare, LLC
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Healthcare, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA