FDA-Device2015-11-18Class II
GE Healthcare, SIGNA 3.0T. Product Usage: Magnetic resonance system for diagnostic imaging. The indications for use for the 3.0T Signa VH/i (Signa 3.0T MR System) Transmit/Receive Body Imaging Coil expands the imaging capability of the 3.0T Signa VH/i MR Imaging System. The Transmit/Receive Body Imaging Coil is intended for imaging of the Neck, Spine, Abdomen/Thorax and the extremities.
GE Healthcare
Hazard
When performing head or neck scans, the currently displayed SAR values could be lower than the actual SAR in the head as predicted by SAR modeling. The predicted HEAD SAR value from the modeling suggests the actual SAR in the head could exceed IEC60601-2-33 limit of 3.2 W/kg for some scans.
Sold states
Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide including DC, PR and GU and the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG Kong, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, and VENEZUELA.
Affected count
19
Manufactured in
3000 N Grandview Blvd, N/A, Waukesha, WI, United States
Products
GE Healthcare, SIGNA 3.0T. Product Usage: Magnetic resonance system for diagnostic imaging. The indications for use for the 3.0T Signa VH/i (Signa 3.0T MR System) Transmit/Receive Body Imaging Coil expands the imaging capability of the 3.0T Signa VH/i MR Imaging System. The Transmit/Receive Body Imaging Coil is intended for imaging of the Neck, Spine, Abdomen/Thorax and the extremities.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0255-2016Don't want to check this manually?
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