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High RiskFDAfda-Z-2291-2013MAGNET HAZARD

GE Healthcare, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, and Discovery MR450 1.5T . scanner designed to support high resolution, high ...

Units Affected
828
Recall Date
August 13, 2013
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Magnet Hazard

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-2291-2013.

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to exposed yellow foam on the end bells of Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, and Optima MR450w products. The yellow foam strip used between the end bell covers and patient bore of certain GE MR Products may extend past the surface of the covers. The foam itself is not hazardous. However, any fluid or body substance absorbed

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-2291-2013.

Recall terminated by FDA.

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  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-2291-2013.

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Ge Healthcare, Llc Recall FAQ

Ge Healthcare, Llc is the subject of a cardiac devices safety report: GE Healthcare, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, and Discovery MR450 1.5T . scanner designed to support high resolution, high .... The notice was published on August 13, 2013 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 828 units are potentially affected.