Z-1376-2011

GE Healthcare Discovery MR450 1.5T, The Discovery MR450 is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed...

Name: Z-1376-2011 GE Healthcare Discovery MR450 1.5T, The Discovery MR450 is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed...
Creator: GE Healthcare, LLC
Published: 2010-11-18
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

GE Healthcare / initiated 2010-11-18 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

GE Healthcare, LLC began a recall of GE Healthcare Discovery MR450 1.5T, The Discovery MR450 is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise... on 2010-11-18. The reason FDA records is "GE Healthcare has become aware that during certain service procedures, there is a potential for electric shock associated with the gradient cooling manifold hoses of your MR750, MR450, and MR450w MR systems that may...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1376-2011
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2010-11-18
Posted: 2011-02-18
Terminated: 2012-02-04
Recalling firm: GE Healthcare
Product: GE Healthcare Discovery MR450 1.5T, The Discovery MR450 is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. It 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 structures and/or functions of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used; The images produced by the Discovery MR450 reflect the spatial distribution or molecular environment of nuclei exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.
Product code: LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Reason for recall: GE Healthcare has become aware that during certain service procedures, there is a potential for electric shock associated with the gradient cooling manifold hoses of your MR750, MR450, and MR450w MR systems that may impact service or maintenance personnels safety. The gradient cooling manifolds used on the affected systems may contain electrically conductive hoses, which become live when the grad
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Nonconforming Material/Component
Action: GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated November 16, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrator / Risk Manger, Radiology Department Manager and Maintenance / Biomedical Engineering Department. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Safety Instructions, Product correction and Contact Information. Customers were instructed to follow appropriate lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures. Customers were instructed to contact GE Healthcare engineering at 843-687-7213 or 843-697-3009 for instructions on how to proceed. For questions concerning the notiifcaton customers were instructed to contact their local Support Engineer.
Quantity in commerce: 11
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, WI. and the countries of AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, EHYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, KUWAIT, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, and the UNITED KINGDOM.UNITED KINGDOM, TAIWAN, SWITZERLAND, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, QATAR, KUWAIT, JAPAN, ITALY, INDIA, GREECE, GERMANY, FRANCE, FINLAND, EGYPT, CANADA, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA.
Product codes and lots: 00000XRMBB0091 00000XRMBB0101 00000XRMBB0096 00000XRMBB0111 00000XRMBB0100 00000XRMBB0063 00000XRMBB0094 00000XRMBB0099 00000XRMBB0121 00000XRMBB0122 00000XRMBB0125

Product code LNH

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