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Z-1208-2026Class II

Ingenia 3.0T CX. Product Code (REF): 781271. MR systems with SW version R11.1 and R12.1

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2025-12-03 / Open, Classified / root cause: software

Philips North America began a recall of Ingenia 3.0T CX. Product Code (REF): 781271. MR systems with SW version R11.1 and R12.1 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The potential for stiffness value errors when viewing exported MR Elastography (MRE) stiffness maps to viewer Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1208-2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
Ingenia 3.0T CX. Product Code (REF): 781271. MR systems with SW version R11.1 and R12.1.
Product code
LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Reason for recall
The potential for stiffness value errors when viewing exported MR Elastography (MRE) stiffness maps to viewer Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Philips began notification of consignees on about 12/03/2025 via mailed Urgent Medical Device Correction letter, with a corrected notification sent on about 12/18/2025. Consignees were instructed to identify if any affected units were on hand, that the systems could continue to be use in accordance with their intended use. They were asked to provide the notification to all users of the device for awareness, maintain the Urgent Medical Device Correction letter with affected systems until the software upgrade is installed, and complete and return the provided response form. A Philips representative will contact each consignee to schedule time for a Field Service Engineer (FSE) to install a software upgrade to resolve the issues beginning in January 2026 (reference FCO78100585, FCO78100620).
Quantity in commerce
6 units
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, CO, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NE, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
MR systems with SW version R11.1 and R12.1. Product Code (REF): 781271. UDI-DI: 00884838068452. Serial Numbers: 78017, 78112, 78217, 78123, 78260, 78239.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1208-2026
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-1204-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1205-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1206-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1207-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1208-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1209-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1210-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1211-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1212-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1213-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1214-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1215-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1216-2026Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated