Recall Z-2291-2013 ยท LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
GE Healthcare, LLC
GE Healthcare, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, and Discovery MR450 1.5T . scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. The GE Signa MR 750 System is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structu
| Date | Sep 27, 2013 (initiated Aug 13, 2013) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to exposed yellow foam on the end bells of Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, and Optima MR450w products. The yellow foam strip used between the end bell covers and patient bore of certain GE MR Products may extend past the surface of the covers. The foam itself is not hazardous. However, any fluid or body substance absorbed |
| Root cause | Component design/selection |
| Action | GE Healthcare sent and Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated August 13, 2013, to all affected consignees. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk Mangers, Radiology Department Mangers and Radiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product details, Product correction and contact Information. Customers were instructed that the system may continue to be used as normal even with the yello foam protruding in the bore. Customers were told not to attempt to remove the yellow foam. Customers with questions were instructed to conta |
| Quantity | 828 (443 US, 385 OUS) |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution USA including DC, all states except HI, ND, RI and WY and Internationally to Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republi |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |