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Signa, discovery and optima products

Official notice

18 Jan 2022

Last checked

18 Jan 2022

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Signa, discovery and optima products. GE Healthcare (GEHC) MR systems could potentially have a cryogen ventilation system that does not meet the venting requirements. Failure to have proper venting could present a safety issue if the cryogen gas is vented into the MR room during a magnet quench, potentially depriving the room of oxygen. Recall start date: Jan 4, 2022 Published 2022-01-18.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

63832

Official notice

2022-01-18

The hazard

GE Healthcare (GEHC) MR systems could potentially have a cryogen ventilation system that does not meet the venting requirements. Failure to have proper venting could present a safety issue if the cryogen gas is vented into the MR room during a magnet quench, potentially depriving the room of oxygen. Recall start date: Jan 4, 2022

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Recall Numbers

63832

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected Products - Signa Architect, Lot or serial number - 403777SIGNA3T, 905527MR1, 604582MR750, E416249MR2, 780699MR3T, Model or catalog number - SIGNA ARCHITECT

Product 2

Affected Products - Discovery Mr750 Mr System - Main Unit, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - DISCOVERY MR750 3.0T

Product 3

Affected Products - Signa Hdxt 1.5t Mr System - Main Unit, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - 1.5T SIGNA HDXT MR SYSTEM

Product 4

Affected Products - Optima Mr450w Mri System - Main Unit - Gem, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - M7000YN

Product 5

Affected Products - Signa Pet/Mr, Lot or serial number - 604822MRP1, Model or catalog number - SIGNA PET/MR

Product 6

Affected Products - Signa Pioneer, Lot or serial number - 403253MR1, 250598MR1, Model or catalog number - SIGNA PIONEER

Product 7

Affected Products - Signa 1.5t Excite Hd - Magnet, Lot or serial number - 519663MRC, 416813MR3, 416369MR2, 418653MRI, Model or catalog number - SIGNA 1.5T EXCITE HD MR SYSTEM

Product 8

Affected Products - Signa Hdxt 3.0t Mr System - Main Unit, Lot or serial number - 604739MR, 416369MR3T, 604270MR3T, Model or catalog number - SIGNA HDXT 3.0T MR SYSTEM

Product 9

Affected Products - Signa Premier, Lot or serial number - 514934MR4, Model or catalog number - SIGNA PREMIER

Product 10

Affected Products - Discovery Mr450 1.5t Mr System - Main Unit, Lot or serial number - 250727MR2, Model or catalog number - DISCOVERY MR450 1.5T MR SYSTEM

Product 11

Affected Products - Optima Mr450w Mri System - Main Unit - 32ch, Lot or serial number - 613938MR1, 780532MR1, 403670MR1, Model or catalog number - M7004ZJ

Risk / hazard

GE Healthcare (GEHC) MR systems could potentially have a cryogen ventilation system that does not meet the venting requirements. Failure to have proper venting could present a safety issue if the cryogen gas is vented into the MR room during a magnet quench, potentially depriving the room of oxygen. Recall start date: Jan 4, 2022

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

GE Medical, Signa Discovery And Optima

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: GE Medical, Signa Discovery And Optima.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

63832

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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