—#178947

Product

SIGNA Vibrant Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, 1.5T Signa HDx, 1.5T Signa HDxt, Signa HDi - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times.

FDA product code: LNH — System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K052293, K121676
Affected lot / code info: Mfg. Lot or Serial # System ID 22D-4-0868 901BMHCRITMR HDGOC1900010SC 209521SGMR HDGOC1900015SC 4577711MR11 002776WHF 954916MR1 022D-4-1175 808243MR 857 LONGWOOD30MR2 00000290815MR0 508580BMR3 002801WHF 734246MR 002930WHF 845279MR 00000269040MR2 412749MR1 022D-4-1125 801RIVMR2 HDGOC1900003SC 206386SMR H05114 4815915MR11 00000277443MR8 304526SMR1 To be provided GON4796599 To be provided 424881MR01 To be provided 083027829345912 To be provided 083027862100408

Why it was recalled

It was identified that due to a potential installation workflow issue, the MR system date could be set incorrectly. The system s date and time setting are used to populate the DICOM header information on images. This could result is an inaccurate date recorded on the images.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

This issue will be resolved by sending an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to Medical Facility staff (Director of Clinical/Radiology, Risk Manager/Hospital Administrator, Director of Biomedical Engineering) with affected systems. This letter will inform the customer of the issue and instruct the user to ensure the displayed system date is correct. The long-term solution is to correct affected systems with updated software.

Recalling firm

Firm: GE Healthcare, LLC
Address: 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188-1615

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - US nationwide distribution and countries of Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Oman, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2019-12-23
Posted by FDA: 2020-01-28
Terminated: 2020-12-11
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #178947. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.