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GE Healthcare, LLC recalls 1.5T SIGNA HDxt (HD28) MR System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
Recalled July 21, 2021 · FDA recall Z-2065-2021 · GE Healthcare
Hazard
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an issue on the affected products listed below where the "Patient Orientation" button may inadvertently be clicked when intending to click on the "Save RX" button. This changes the prescribed patient orientation on the system prior to running the initial 3-Plane Localizer Scan (See Figure 1 for reference to buttons.) Selecting and saving a patient orientation that does not match the patient's actual position may result in incorrectly annotated and/or flipped images. · FDA Class II
Units
91 units
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Worldwide distributions.
Description
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an issue on the affected products listed below where the "Patient Orientation" button may inadvertently be clicked when intending to click on the "Save RX" button. This changes the prescribed patient orientation on the system prior to running the initial 3-Plane Localizer Scan (See Figure 1 for reference to buttons.) Selecting and saving a patient orientation that does not match the patient's actual position may result in incorrectly annotated and/or flipped images.
Product
1.5T SIGNA HDxt (HD28) MR System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
Manufacturer(s)
GE Healthcare, LLC
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →