Recall Z-1951-2026 ยท LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Philips North America
Philips Achieva 1.5T with MR Elastography (MRE). 1. Model Number (REF): 781196. 2. Model Number (REF): 781296.
| Date | Apr 27, 2026 (initiated Apr 14, 2026) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | The potential for stiffness value errors when a specific range of image reconstruction parameters is used in combination with Resoundant's algorithm, leading to the reconstruction voxel size settings in the default MRE scan protocol displaying too small. |
| Root cause | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | Philips Medical notified consignees on about 04/14/2026 via letter. Consignees were made aware of the issue, affected units, and instructed to continue to use MDE as per established guidelines, manually update the scan protocol settings according to the directions provided to prevent the issue from occurring, and continue using the systems in accordance with their intended use. Consignees were also instructed to circulate the notice to all users for awareness, retain the Urgent Medical Device letter with affected systems until the software upgrade is installed and complete and return the pr |
| Quantity | 3 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlan |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |