GE Healthcare recalls certain Signa MRI systems due to potential failure of patient table caster locks during maintenance. Affected units were serviced since March 2023; owners should contact GE for details.
GE HealthCare has become aware that for certain MR systems (SIGNA Artist, SIGNA Voyager, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, SIGNA Architect, SIGNA Premier, SIGNA UHP, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T, SIGNA Hero, SIGNA PET/MR, SIGNA Artist Evo, SIGNA Voyager AIR (China Only), SIGNA Architect AIR (China Only), SIGNA Premier XT (China Only), SIGNA Premier Elite (China Only), SIGNA Premier MAX (China Only), SIGNA Hero XT (China Only), SIGNA Hero Elite (China Only), SIGNA Hero MAX (China Only), SIGNA PET/MR AIR (China Only), SIGNA PET/MR AIR Plus (China Only), the planned maintenance steps to check the functionality of the caster locks on the MR patient table may not have been performed.
GE Healthcare is recalling specific MRI systems where the patient table's caster locks might not have been properly checked during routine maintenance. This could lead to table movement during scans, potentially causing injury to patients or staff.
The patient table's caster locks may not have been checked during planned maintenance, which could cause the table to shift during scans. This shift might result in injury to patients or staff due to sudden movement.
Owners of GE Signa Artist, Voyager, and other listed MRI systems that were serviced by GE HealthCare since March 2023 are affected. Patients and medical staff using these systems are at risk of injury if the table moves unexpectedly during scans.
Check if your GE Signa MRI system has a system ID number that GE HealthCare serviced since March 2023. The product includes specific model names like Signa Artist, Voyager, and Discovery series.
Reach out to GE HealthCare to confirm if your system was serviced since March 2023 and to get instructions for next steps.
No, but you should contact GE HealthCare to check if your system was serviced since March 2023 and follow their guidance.
The table might shift during scans, potentially causing injury to patients or staff due to sudden movement.
Check if your GE Signa MRI system has a system ID number that GE HealthCare serviced since March 2023.
We’ve drafted a message you can send GE Healthcare to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-2299-2025 — GE Healthcare GE Healthcare Hello, I own a GE Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-2299-2025 from GE Healthcare. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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