MAGNETOM Symphony a Tim System 10018223Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04056869020471), received between Dec 16, 2020 and Jul 27, 2026 — classified as 6 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method” (2 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJul 27, 2026Insufficient Device Problem Information

  Siemens Healthineers (Siemens) was notified of a patient injury associated with a MAGNETOM Symphony, A Tim system. It was stated after an MRI (ankle) examination was completed, the patient complained that his tinnitus was now permanent as a result of the loud noise during the MR examination. Additional information regarding the patient's tinnitus has been requested by Siemens Healthineers, but no information has been received regarding the severity of the tinnitus and if it is still considered permanent as of the date of this report.

  Patient problems: Tinnitus

  MAUDE report 50017610 ↗
• InjuryDec 23, 2025Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Patient-Device Incompatibility

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ADVERSE PATIENT EVENT BY MEDWATCH REPORT# MW5180015 PROVIDED BY THE FDA ON DECEMBER 11, 2025. THE MEDWATCH REPORT WAS COMPLETED BY THE PATIENT. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW, ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT WEIGHING 265 POUNDS WITH A HISTORY OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA UNDERWENT AN MRI PROCEDURE FOR ABDOMINAL IMAGING WITHOUT SEDATION USING THE MAGNETOM SYMPHONY, A TIM SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM HAS A 60" BORE. DURING THE EXAMINATION, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR, NERVE DAMAGE, RUPTURED DISC(S) OF UNKNOWN LOCATION, AND SPRAINS TO THE ANKLE AND THUMB. THE PATIENT REPORTS EXPERIENCING ONGOING CHRONIC PAIN AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AND REMAINS UNDER MEDICAL TREATMENT. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO INFORMATION TO SUGGEST THAT THE SUBJECT DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED OR FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED.

  Patient problems: Anxiety; Concussion; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Pain; Peripheral Nervous Injury

  MAUDE report 23876585 ↗
• InjuryJul 25, 2025Device Handling Problem; Device Handling Problem

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS BECAME AWARE OF A PATIENT INCIDENT INVOLVING THE MAGNETOM SYMPHONY A TIM SYSTEM. A PATIENT IN CRITICAL CONDITION WAS BROUGHT INTO THE MRI EXAMINATION ROOM WITH FOUR ATTACHED PERFUSOR PUMPS WITH STABILIZING MEDICATION. THE PERFUSORS WERE ATTRACTED BY THE MAGNET AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE PERFUSORS, SO THE NECESSARY MEDICATION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED. IT IS UNKNOWN, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, IF THIS EVENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT'S DEATH SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 22613750 ↗
• InjurySep 14, 2023Volume Accuracy Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Volume Accuracy Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS WAS INFORMED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE MR TECHNICIANS WERE CLOSE TO THE PATIENT EMERGENCY BALL INTERCOM WHEN THE PATIENTS SIGNALED THE TECHNICIANS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THESE SIGNAL TONE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EARS. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE INTERCOM WAS POSITIONED SO THAT IT WAS ELEVATED NEAR THE TECHNICIAN¿S EAR LEVEL. WHY THE INTERCOM WAS ELEVATED AT THIS HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN. AFTER A PATIENT PRESSED THE SQUEEZE BALL, THE SIGNAL TONE SOUNDED FROM THE INTERCOM. THE MR TECHNICIAN CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD RINGER IN THE AFFECTED EAR AS A RESULTS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE MR TECHNICIAN WAS MEDICALLY EXAMINED OR TREATED, OR FOR HOW LONG THE RINGING IN THEIR EAR CONTINUED. HOWEVER, IT WAS CLARIFIED THAT THE RINGING WAS TEMPORARY. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A DIFFERENT MR TECHNICIAN¿S HEAD WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE INTERCOM. WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE PATIENT VIA THE INTERCOM, THIS MR TECHNICIAN HAS THE HABIT OF LEANING TOWARDS THE INTERCOM SO THEY CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERCOM, WITH LITTLE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE INTERCOM AND THEIR HEAD. A PATIENT PRESSED THE SQUEEZE BALL WHEN THE MR TECHNICIAN WAS EXACTLY IN THIS POSITION. AS A RESULTS,

  Patient problems: Hearing Impairment

  MAUDE report 17746047 ↗
• InjuryDec 16, 2022Protective Measures Problem; Protective Measures Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE HOLOGIC BREAST COIL DURING A PATIENT EXAMINATION THE TABLE DID NOT STOP WHILE MOVING INTO THE BORE. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN COMPRESSION OF THE PATIENT AND BROKEN RIBS. A TOTAL OF SIX (6) RIBS WERE BROKEN, THREE (3) ON EACH SIDE. THE SYSTEM SHOWED NO ERRORS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. AN OBSTRUCTION TEST ON LONGITUDINAL TABLE MOVEMENT INTO BORE WAS PERFORMED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: THE TABLE DRIVE POWER WAS INTERRUPTED, AND THE TABLE STOPPED WHEN OBSTRUCTED.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 15997153 ↗
• InjuryDec 16, 2020Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Therapeutic or Diagnostic Output Failure

  SIEMENS BECAME AWARE OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON THE MAGNETOM SYMPHONY UNIT. SIEMENS CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER (CSE) MOUNTED THE CURRENT LEAD INTO THE MAGNET AND CHECKED THE MAG VOLTAGE TO RAMP DOWN THE SYSTEM. THE MAG VOLTAGE WAS OUT OF TOLERANCE, THEREFORE, THE ENGINEER TRIED TO TAKE OUT THE CURRENT LEAD; DURING THIS ACTIVITY A SUDDEN SYSTEM QUENCH STARTED. WHEN QUENCH OCCURRED, THE ENGINEER TRIED TO CLOSE THE CURRENT LEAD PORT BUT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS (POSSIBLY DUE TO LOW OXYGEN LEVELS CAUSED BY HIGH HELIUM LEAK). THE ENGINEER FELL DOWN THE MAGNET LADDER TO THE FLOOR AND SUFFERED A COLD BURN TO THE RIGHT HAND AS WELL AS NUMBNESS AND LOSS OF SENSATION IN HIS LEFT LEG. THE COLD BURN WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTIC BURN CREAM. A NEUROLOGIST AND ORTHOPEDIST EXAMINED THE LEFT LEG AND PERFORMED AN MRI SCAN OF THE LUMBER. THE ENGINEER HAD TO RECEIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE TREATMENT DID NOT HAVE THE EXPECTED EFFECT. THE ENGINEER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE NUMBNESS AND LOSS OF SENSATION IN THE LEFT LEG. THEREFORE, IT WAS DECIDED TO PERFORM A SURGERY AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC. THE INCIDENT HAS ALREADY BEEN INVESTIGATED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO A WORKING ERROR

  Patient problems: Burn(s); Cryogenic Burn; Numbness

  MAUDE report 11019847 ↗