FDA-Device2014-05-07Class II

GE Healthcare Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Optima MR450w, Optima MR450w equipped with the GEM option, Discovery MR750w, and Discovery MR750w equipped with the GEM option products. Affected devices are whole body magnetic resonance scanners indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging devices.

GE Healthcare, LLC
Hazard

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue with certain GE MRI Products. Patient egress from the system can be delayed or impeded if the cradle release handle and/or cradle release block mechanism malfunctions or becomes misaligned. This could make the safe removal of the patient from the system difficult.

Sold states
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, except ND, RI and WY, and including DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico; and, the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA,AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHINA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, T UREY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, and VENEZUELA.
Affected count
1,548 units (704 US, 844 OUS).
Manufactured in
3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, United States
Products
GE Healthcare Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Optima MR450w, Optima MR450w equipped with the GEM option, Discovery MR750w, and Discovery MR750w equipped with the GEM option products. Affected devices are whole body magnetic resonance scanners indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging devices.

Official notice

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1533-2014

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