Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 6, 2018
GE Medical Systems Discovery MR750w MRI System Recall: Risk of Serious Burn from Warm Bore
GE Medical Systems recalls Discovery MR750w MRI systems with a warm bore surface that can cause serious burns if patient touches it without proper padding. Affected models include 3.0T MR750W variants with specific serial numbers. Contact GE for details.
GE Medical Systems has discovered a small area on the bore surface of the Discovery MR750w Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, normally accessible to the patient, can get warm enough to cause a serious burn in the event the patient touches the bore and proper padding is not used.
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📍Recalling firmGE Medical Systems, LLC3200 N Grandview Blvd · Waukesha, WI 53188-1693
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
GE Medical Systems is recalling certain Discovery MR750w MRI systems because a small area on the bore surface can get warm enough to cause serious burns if a patient touches it without proper padding. This risk occurs during normal use when the patient is inside the MRI scanner. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/70896-ge-medical-systems-discovery-mr750w-mri-system-recall-risk-of.
“GE Medical Systems Discovery MR750w MRI System Recall: Risk of Serious Burn from Warm Bore.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/70896-ge-medical-systems-discovery-mr750w-mri-system-recall-risk-of. Based on FDA recall #Z-3279-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-3279-2018%22&limit=1).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a voluntary recall for 516 units of GE Medical Systems MRI systems due to safety risks.
How to tell if you have it
GE Medical Systems, LLC
MRI scanners
The hazard
The recall covers multiple hazard types depending on the specific model and configuration, including risk of patient injury from loose components, electrical shock risk, and MRI heating risks for certain accessories.
Context
This recall is one of 27 other recalls on record for GE Medical Systems, LLC since March 30, 2018. Recent related recalls in January 2026 involved I.T.S. products, including DUL/UOL Systems, Distal Humeral Plates, and Hand Locking Plates, citing MRI safety risks.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your Discovery MR750w MRI system has a model number starting with '3.0T MR750W' and a serial number listed in the detailed recall notice. The affected systems include specific variants with model numbers like '3.0T MR750W GEM' and serial numbers such as '00001134FMM10P'.
Brand
GE Medical Systems
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Your System
Verify your MRI system's model number and serial number against the list of affected units provided in the recall notice.
Contact GE for Details
Reach out to GE Medical Systems directly for specific information about your system and instructions on next steps.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 38 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and in the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, US, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY. and the…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-3279-2018 (June 6, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-3279-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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