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GE Healthcare recalls GE Healthcare, SIGNA 1.5T TWINSPEED, SIGNA INFINITY MRISYSTEM, SIGNA 3.0T INFINITY WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 3.0T WITH EXCITE,
Recalled April 1, 2015 · FDA recall Z-1305-2015 · GE Healthcare
Hazard
GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue involving MRI systems due to software versions not being maintained properly at some sites. · FDA Class II
Units
9,369 (2,937 US, 6,432 OUS).
Sold at
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution including PR, GU and DC., and to the countries of: ALBANIA. ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE DLVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY. GHANA, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHHSTAN,KENYA,REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMA N,PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA , UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM and ZAMBIA.
Description
GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue involving MRI systems due to software versions not being maintained properly at some sites.
Product
GE Healthcare, SIGNA 1.5T TWINSPEED, SIGNA INFINITY MRISYSTEM, SIGNA 3.0T INFINITY WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 3.0T WITH EXCITE, SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T, SIGNA EXCITE 3.0T, GE 1.5T AND 3.0T SIGNA HDX MR SYSTEM, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, SIGNA Contour, Brivo MR355, Optima MR360, GE 1.5T SIGNA HDE MR SYSTEM, Signa Openspeed 0.7T MR SYSTEM, Vectra, SIGNA 0.35T OVATION WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 0.2T PROFILE With EXCITE MRI Systems
Manufacturer(s)
GE Healthcare
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →