GE Medical Systems recalls certain SIGNA PET/MR AIR MRI systems sold in China due to potential failure in patient table caster locks during maintenance. Affected units have system IDs from March 2023 maintenance. No immediate action needed but check for recall 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 is recalling specific MRI systems sold in China that may have missing caster lock checks during maintenance. This could affect patient safety if the table moves unexpectedly during scans.
The patient table's caster locks may not be properly checked during planned maintenance. If the locks fail, the table could move unexpectedly during scans, potentially causing injury to patients.
Patients and medical facilities using GE SIGNA PET/MR AIR MRI systems in China. Those with system IDs from March 2023 maintenance are most at risk.
Check if your GE SIGNA PET/MR AIR MRI system was maintained by GE HealthCare since March 1, 2023. The system ID number is required for verification.
Review your MRI system's ID number to confirm if it was maintained by GE HealthCare since March 1, 2023.
GE HealthCare found that planned maintenance steps to check patient table caster locks may not have been completed for certain MRI systems.
No immediate action is required, but you should check if your system was maintained since March 1, 2023.
Check with GE HealthCare to confirm if your system requires additional maintenance or verification.
We’ve drafted a message you can send GE to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-2319-2025 — GE GE Hello, I own a GE that is covered by recall Z-2319-2025 from GE. 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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