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3T mri systems

Official notice

16 Dec 2022

Last checked

16 Dec 2022

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns 3T mri systems. Philips has identified an issue where a specific component failure in the gradient coil of where the affected 3T MR Systems identified above may act as a heat source, with a potential to produce smoke and/or fire. If the components failure occurs, the user may observe the following: ‐ Severe image quality issues (image artifacts caused by electrical disturbances) ‐ Smoke and/or fire Recall start date: November 22, 2022 Published 2022-12-16.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

72329

Official notice

2022-12-16

The hazard

Philips has identified an issue where a specific component failure in the gradient coil of where the affected 3T MR Systems identified above may act as a heat source, with a potential to produce smoke and/or fire. If the components failure occurs, the user may observe the following: ‐ Severe image quality issues (image artifacts caused by electrical disturbances) ‐ Smoke and/or fire Recall start date: November 22, 2022

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

Recall Numbers

72329

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - MR 7700, Lot or serial number - Not applicable., Model or catalog number - 782120

Product 2

Affected products - Ingenia Elition X, Lot or serial number - Not applicable., Model or catalog number - 782119 782107 782136 781358

Product 3

Affected products - Ingenia Elition S, Lot or serial number - Not applicable., Model or catalog number - 782106 782137 781357

Risk / hazard

Philips has identified an issue where a specific component failure in the gradient coil of where the affected 3T MR Systems identified above may act as a heat source, with a potential to produce smoke and/or fire. If the components failure occurs, the user may observe the following: ‐ Severe image quality issues (image artifacts caused by electrical disturbances) ‐ Smoke and/or fire Recall start date: November 22, 2022

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Philips, 3t Mri.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

72329

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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