Events

Recall of Device Recall Signa Advantage

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
    57084
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1426-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-11-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-02-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-07-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=97396
  • 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
    Ge healthcare has become aware of a potential issue associated with the gradient cables being inadvertently swapped while servicing the gradients on some ge healthcare mr systems that may impact patient safety. if the gradient cables are inadvertently swapped while servicing the gradients, and the service engineer does not perform the geometry check as required in the service procedure, images m.
  • Action
    On November 9, 2010, the firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated November 5, 2010 to all Consignees/Customers. The letter described the product, problem and action to be taken by the firm. GE instructed the customers to contact their local GEHC support Engineer, if they have any questions about the image orientation, or the procedures for geometry checks on thier system. Additionally, a GE Healthcare representative will install a device, which will reduce the potiential for the gradient cables to be swapped. Contact your local GEHC Support Engineer if you have any questions concerning this notification or phone: 262-548-2731.

Device

Device Recall Signa Advantage
  • Model / Serial
    SERIAL  00000074474MR8 00000071647MR2 00000064133MR2 00000093648MR4 00000059436MR6 00000075228MR7 00000088102MR9 00000060654MR1 00000092075MR1 00000093923MR1 00000074470MR6 00000100268MR2 00000073606MR6 00000073263MR6 00000075508MR2 00000088586MR3 00000057884MR9 00000060062MR7 00000069374MR7 00000060657MR4 00000061256MR4 00000067843MR3 00000100259MR1 00000102085MR8 00000066295MR7 00000092067MR8 00000100257MR5 00000089478MR2 00000095838MR9 00000066840MR0 00000087273MR9 00000078709MR3 00000075989MR4 00000095460MR2 00000080468MR2 00000095845MR4 00000076713MR7 00000077976MR9 00000078328MR2 00000076710MR3 00000072290MR0 00000076426MR6 00000105672MR0 00000077457MR0 00000082972MR1 00000080470MR8 00000102592MR3 00000066844MR2 00000074134MR8 00000073605MR8 00000098416MR1 00000103956MR9 00000095047MR7 00000092079MR3 00000082250MR2 00000088106MR0 00000055001MR2 00000088108MR6 00000088574MR9 00000082246MR0 00000070159MR9
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: USA including DC and PR; and countries including: VIET NAM, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UKRAINE, TURKEY, TUNISIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, THAILAND, TAIWAN, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, ROMANIA, REUNION, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, PORTUGAL POLAND, PHILIPPINES, PERU,PARAGUAY, PANAMA, PAKISTAN, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, NETHERLANDS, MOROCCO, MEXICO, MAURITIUS, MARTINIQUE,MALTA, MALAYSIA, LUXEMBOURG,LITHUANIA, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LEBANON, LATVIA, KUWAIT, KENYA, KAZAKHSTAN, JORDAN, JAPAN, JAMAICA, ITALY, ISRAEL, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, IRELAND, INDONESIA, INDIA, ICELAND, HUNGARY, HONG KONG, HONDURAS, GUYANA, GUATEMALA, GUADELOUPE, GREECE, GERMANY, GEORGIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA, FRANCE, FINLAND, EL SALVADOR, EGYPT, ECUADOR, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DENMARK, CECH REPUBLIC, CYPRUS, CROATIA, COLOMBIA, CHINA, CHILE, CANDA, BULGARIA, BRAZIL, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOLIVIA, BELGIUM, BELARUS, AZERBAIJAN, AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA, ALGERIA.
  • Product Description
    3) Signa Advantage || (K911959 Signa Advantage MR System) || A magnetic resonance diagnostic device is intended for general diagnostic use to present images which reflect the spatial distribution and/or magnetic resonance spectra which reflect frequency and distribution of nuclei exhibiting nuclear magnetic resonance. Other physical parameters derived from the images and/or spectra may also be produced. The device includes hydrogen-1 (proton) imaging, sodium-23 imaging, hydrogen-1 spectroscopy, phosphorus-31 spectroscopy, and chemical shift imaging (preserving simultaneous frequency and spatial information).
  • 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