Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published March 30, 2018
GE Medical Systems: MR Surgical Option Risk of Patient Transfer Failure
GE Medical Systems recalls MR Surgical Option products with GE Signa 3.0T or 1.5T scanners due to potential patient transfer mechanism failure during surgery. Affected models include M8074SS, M8053SS, and others. Contact GE for remedy.
There is a potential safety issue with the table transfer release of the MR Surgical Suite System which may cause an unexpected loss of function of the patient transfer mechanism that allows the patient to be moved from the GE MR Surgical Table to the Maquet Magnus Surgical Table.
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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 MR Surgical Option products that integrate with GE Signa 3.0T or 1.5T scanners. The issue could cause the patient transfer mechanism to stop working unexpectedly, potentially leaving a patient unable to move safely between surgical tables during procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/71569-ge-medical-systems-mr-surgical-option-risk-of-patient-transfer.
“GE Medical Systems: MR Surgical Option Risk of Patient Transfer Failure.” GovInfoNow, updated August 21, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/71569-ge-medical-systems-mr-surgical-option-risk-of-patient-transfer. Based on FDA recall #Z-2527-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2527-2018%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on March 30, 2018, that GE Medical Systems, LLC is recalling the MR Surgical Suite Option Product The MR Surgical Option. The recall addresses a potential safety issue with the table transfer release that may cause an unexpected loss of function of the patient transfer mechanism.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: GE Medical Systems
Product: MR Surgical Suite Option Product The MR Surgical Option integrated with the GE Signa 3.0T or 1.5T magnetic resonance scanner
Model Numbers: M8074SS, M8053SS, M0074SS, M0001SS, 5265300-7, 5265300-8
Units affected: 54 units total
The hazard
There is a potential safety issue with the table transfer release of the MR Surgical Suite System which may cause an unexpected loss of function of the patient transfer mechanism that allows the patient to be moved from the GE MR Surgical Table to the Maquet Magnus Surgical Table.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show GE Medical Systems, LLC has 27 other recalls on record since 2018-06-06. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Optima XR220amx Mobile X-Ray System Recall (2026-06-05), GE Medical Systems Giraffe OmniBed FRU Recall (2026-05-01), and GE Medical Systems Allia IGS 3 Pulse X-Ray System Recall (2026-04-20). Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare - Medical Imaging Systems (2026-04-24) and GE Medical Systems Israel: Nuclear Medicine Systems with Potential Detector Fall Risk (2025-12-10).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model numbers M8074SS, M8053SS, M0074SS, M0001SS, 5265300-7, 5265300-8, or serial numbers listed in the recall notice. The product integrates with GE Signa 3.0T or 1.5T scanners.
Brand
GE Medical Systems
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Model
Identify your product model from the list of model numbers provided in the recall notice.
Contact GE for Remedy
Reach out to GE Medical Systems directly for instructions on how to address the issue.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 15 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution to AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, KS, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, TX, UT, VA, WI. Worldwide distribution to Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, South Africa, Turkey, Turkey,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 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-2527-2018 (March 30, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2527-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 21, 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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