MAGNETOM AvantoRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 5 models of MAGNETOM Avanto by Siemens Healthcare GmbH in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 14 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jul 10, 2020 and Aug 26, 2025 — classified as 1 death, 11 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Electromagnetic Compatibility Problem” (2 reports).

1 FDA recall record name at least one of these models by its device identifier, 1 still open.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

MAGNETOM Avanto recalls

FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.

1. Sep 1, 2023Open, Classified

   In some cases, when lubricating grease is present within the headband of the over-ear headphones, it may cause visible, dot- or lineshaped, fat-isointense artifacts during head examinations only. These potential artifacts depend on the position of the headband, the amount of lubricating grease, as well as the sequence parameters used

   Z-2648-2023 · Root cause: Process control · names 2 of these models · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported MAGNETOM Avanto problems

MAGNETOM Avanto models

5 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• MAGNETOM Avanto 10849579

  System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
  1 recall1 report
• MAGNETOM Avanto 10849578

  System, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic
  1 recall0 reports
• MAGNETOM Avanto 07391167

  System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
  6 reports
• MAGNETOM Avanto 10684331

  System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
  1 death4 reports
• MAGNETOM Avanto 10684332

  System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
  3 reports

Recent MAGNETOM Avanto adverse event reports

The 14 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryAug 26, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS WAS NOTIFIED OF A RIB INJURY TO A PATIENT UNDERGOING A BREAST MRI EXAM USING A MAGNETOM AVANTO SYSTEM. ALLEGEDLY, THE PATIENT HAD HIGH BODY MASS LIMITING THE SPACE INSIDE THE MRI BORE. THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY PANICKED INSIDE THE BORE THRASHING AND COMPLAINING OF A RIB INJURY. OUR INVESTIGATION COULDN¿T CONFIRM THE EXACT NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE ALLEGED INJURY AND WHETHER IT NEEDED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION OR INTERVENTION.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 22892962 ↗
• InjuryJul 24, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAGNETOM AVANTO SYSTEM. DURING A REVIEW OF THE FDA MAUDE DATABASE PERFORMED BY SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS MR TEAM, MEDWATCH MW5156536 WAS IDENTIFIED. THE MEDWATCH REPORT STATED A PATIENT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE (PARTIAL THICKNESS) BURNS TO HIS CHEST FROM 3M ELECTRODES #2570 CONNECTED TO EKG (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM) LEADS DURING THE MRI EXAMINATION ON (B)(6) 2024. THE MEDWATCH REPORT ALSO REFERENCED REPORT MW5156537; HOWEVER, WHEN SEARCHED, THIS REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE MAUDE DATABASE SEARCH. THE MEDWATCH REPORT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE REPORTING FACILITY, SYSTEM SERIAL NUMBER, FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER, SEVERITY OF THE PATIENT INJURY, AND ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT WERE NOT CONTAINED IN THE MEDWATCH REPORT. THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTED DIRECTLY TO SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS; THEREFORE, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CANNOT BE OBTAINED.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 19816228 ↗
• InjuryApr 15, 2024Electromagnetic Compatibility Problem; Excessive Heating; Electromagnetic Compatibility Problem; Excessive Heating

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS WAS NOTIFIED OF A PATIENT BURN EVENT DURING AN MRI EXAMINATION ON THE MAGNETOM AVANTO DOT SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE RECEIVED INFORMATION, THE ECG ELECTRODES ATTACHED TO THE PATIENT WERE MR SAFE, BUT THERE WERE ECG CABLES ATTACHED TO THE ELECTRODES WERE NOT MR SAFE. THE CABLES ARE CUSTOMER OWNED AND WERE NOT SUPPLIED BY SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS. DURING THE EXAMINATION, THE PATIENT HAD BEEN SEDATED. THE PATIENT NOTICED FOUR (4) BURN MARKS WITH BLISTERS ON HIS CHEST WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME. THE BURN MARKS APPEARED WHERE THE ELECTRODES HAD BEEN POSITIONED. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE SEVERITY OF THE BURN INJURIES, PATIENT HEALTH STATUS, OR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS CANNOT EXCLUDE WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT A SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED DURING THE PATIENT EXAMINATION.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 19103983 ↗
• InjuryNov 9, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS BECAME AWARE OF A PATIENT INCIDENT. THE PATIENT ALLEGES THAT SHE SUFFERED FRACTURED RIBS WHILE HAVING A BREAST MRI PROCEDURE.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 18100977 ↗
• InjuryJan 17, 2023Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT A PATIENT COMPLAINED OF A "SUDDEN DEAFNESS" AFTER AN MRI EXAMINATION WITH THE MAGENETOM AVANTO DOT UPGRADE SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2022. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY INFORMED THE HOSPITAL OF THE DEAFNESS ON (B)(6) 2022. THE ISSUE WAS NOT REPORTED TO SIEMENS AT THAT TIME. THE EVENT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS ON (B)(6) 2023 AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT TO DETERMINE REPORTABILITY WAS NOT RECEIVED BY SIEMENS UNTIL (B)(6) 2023 AND (B)(6) 2023. THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CLARIFIED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BRAIN SCAN FOR HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, AND INSOMNIA ON (B)(6) 2022. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS CLARIFIED THAT HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND HYPOACUSIS WOULD BE THE MORE SUITABLE TERMS FOR THE PATIENT'S CONDITION THAN INITIALLY REPORTED TERM "SUDDEN DEAFNESS". IT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT HAD WORN EAR PLUGS AND MRI HEADPHONES DURING THE SCAN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM OPERATOR MANUAL AND THE COMPLAINT MRI SYSTEM IS WITHIN SPECIFICATION. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE PATIENT HAS HAD ANY HEARING ISSUES BEFORE THE SCAN. IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEARING IMPAIRMENT RIGHT AFTER THE MRI SCAN ON (B)(6) 2022. ON THE NEXT DAY, (B)(6) 2022,

  Patient problems: Hearing Impairment

  MAUDE report 16188234 ↗
• InjuryDec 15, 2022Entrapment of Device; Entrapment of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS INJURED DURING MOVEMENT INTO THE GANTRY AFTER THE PATIENT POSITIONING PROCEDURE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED BY SIEMENS ON DECEMBER 13, 2022, CLARIFIED THAT THE PATIENT'S FIFTH DIGIT ON THE RIGHT HAND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN TABLETOP AND BODY COIL. ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF, SOFT TISSUE SWELLING OF THE DIGIT WAS OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED THREE (3) SUTURES AND THE DIGIT WAS DISLOCATED. THE PATIENT REQUIRED A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO RESOLVED SEVERE ULNAR DEVIATION OF THE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT OF THE FIFTH DIGIT.

  Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 15988001 ↗
• InjuryOct 13, 2022Unintended Electrical Shock; Unintended Electrical Shock

  A SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK EVENT OCCURRED WHEN THE SIEMENS CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER (CSE) WAS WORKING ON THE MAGNETOM AVANTO ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2022. THE CSE WAS WRAPPING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR WIRE IN THE SEP CABINET WHEN HE SUSTAINED A 480VAC SHOCK. THE SHOCK OCCURRED WHEN THE CSE REACHED INTO THE SEP. THE CSE WAS REPORTEDLY UNABLE TO GET FREE OF THE SEP CABINET AND THE SHOCK LASTED BETWEEN 3-5 SECONDS. THE CSE WAS IMMEDIATELY TREATED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE CSE UNDERWENT TREATMENT FOR FOUR (4) HOURS. DURING A FOLLOW-UP DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON THE (B)(6), 2022, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CSE HAD SUSTAINED FOUR (4) ELECTRICAL BURNS IN TOTAL WITH TWO (2) BURNS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE, ONE (10 BURN ON THE RIGHT BICEP, AND A LARGE (EXACT SIZE UNKNOWN) WOUND THAT BLED ON THE LEFT ARM JUST BELOW THE WRIST. THE DOCTOR PUT THE CSE ON PHYSICAL RESTRICTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE RESTRICTIONS THE CSE CANNOT WORK TEMPORARILY AND IS ON SHORT TERM DISABILITY. A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED, THEREFORE, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CSE'S CONDITION IS PENDING.

  Patient problems: Burn(s); Electric Shock

  MAUDE report 15596811 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 20, 2022Fire; Fire

  ON (B)(6) 2022, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT EXAMINATION USING THE MAGNETOM AVANTO FIT SYSTEM, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE SYSTEM AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS SEEN. THE VLM UNIT DETECTED A HARDWARE MALFUNCTION, AND THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE PATIENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, A FIRE STARTED IN THE MAGNET ROOM AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM MAGNET. THE SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED OFF BY THE VLM. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THE FIREFIGHTERS QUENCHED THE SYSTEM USING THE ERDU BUTTON AND SWITCHED OFF THE POWER (EPO). THE FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE ROOM AND SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER FOUND A BROKEN Y-GRADIENT CABLE ON THE GRADIENT CONNECTION PLATE AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE MAGNET. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY DUE TO THIS EVENT. ON JULY 8, 2022, A SIEMENS EXPERT VISITED THE SITE AND INFORMED SIEMENS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE MAGNET ROOM ARE DAMAGED BY THE FIRE, THE SMOKE, AND THE EXTINGUISHING WATER. THE REPORTED EVENT OCCURRED IN THE NETHERLANDS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15064247 ↗
• InjuryJul 14, 2022Noise, Audible

  ON JULY 4, 2022, IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT A PATIENT COMPLAINED THE MAGNETOM AVANTO SYSTEM NOISE LEVEL DURING EXAMINATION WAS TOO HIGH, EVEN WITH THE HEARING PROTECTION SUPPLIED BY THE TECHNOLOGIST. THE PATIENT ALLEGED THAT THE NOISE DURING THE EXAM CAUSED HIM PAIN AND HYPERACUSIS. THE PATIENT AFFIRMED THE ISSUES ARE PERSISTING. THE REPORTED EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

  Patient problems: Acoustic Shock

  MAUDE report 15013063 ↗
• InjuryMar 8, 2022Electromagnetic Compatibility Problem; Electromagnetic Compatibility Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED FOLLOWING EXAMINATION ON THE MAGNETOM AVANTO SYSTEM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT SUFFERED A BURN AND AREA OF NECROSIS WHEN USING ECG ELECTRODES. THE INJURIES OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF THE ECG ELECTRODES USED (COVIDIEN KENDALL 630 FOAM ELECTRODES CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE HYDROGEL, RADIOLUCENT, LOT NUMBER: 000652X). THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED BY A DERMATOLOGIST FOR CURATIVE CARE AND RELEASED. WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY FURTHER IMPACT TO THE STATE OF HEALTH OF THE PATIENT INVOLVED. SIEMENS HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 13692972 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE MAGNETOM AVANTO SYSTEM. WHILE MOVING A PATIENT FROM THE MR EXAM ROOM TO THE MR ICU AREA, A MECHANICAL COMPONENT INSIDE THE MR TROLLEY TABLE TOP LATCHING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE TROLLEY TABLE TOP LATCHES TO UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASE. THE TABLE TOP CAME OFF OF THE TROLLEY WITH THE PATIENT ON THE TABLE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. NO REPORTED INJURIES ARE KNOWN. SIEMENS HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13549398 ↗
• DeathOct 25, 2021Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

  IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE MAGNETOM AVANTO DOT SYSTEM. IT WAS STATED THAT AN IRON DISK USED TO IMMOBILIZE ORGANS AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS ATTRACTED TO THE MAGNET AND INJURED THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE JAW. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY OR APPLIED MEDICAL INTERVENTION IS NOT KNOWN. SIEMENS HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

  Patient problems: Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 12688097 ↗
• InjuryOct 28, 2020Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

  IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE MAGNETOM AVANTO DOT SYSTEM. DURING TABLE MOVEMENTS, A PATIENT´S FINGER TIP WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TABLETOP AND TROLLEY. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENTS FINGER TIP WAS SEVERED. THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REATTACH THE SEVERED TISSUE. SIEMENS HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

  Patient problems: Skin Tears

  MAUDE report 10747159 ↗
• InjuryJul 10, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

  SIEMENS WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON THE MAGNETOM AVANTO DOT SYSTEM. A PATIENT COMPLAINED OF DETERIORATION OF HIS ACL INJURY. IN 2009 THE PATIENT WENT THROUGH A MEDICAL PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDED INSERTION OF METAL PIECES FOR HIS ACL INJURY. THE PATIENT MADE FULL RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT HAD AN MRI SCAN OF HIS SHOULDER ON THE MAGNETOM AVANTO DOT DEVICE. DURING THE SCAN THE PATIENT FELT VERY STRONG PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION IN THE HANDS, FEET, AND EVEN ALONG THE SCAR OF THE PREVIOUS ACL REPAIR. FOLLOWING THE MRI EXAM PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING "KNEE STIFFNESS ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERE PAIN IN THE SHINBONE AND A FEELING OF A CORD CUTTING VERTICALLY ACROSS THE BACK OF THE KNEE AND A COLD FEELING ACROSS THE UPPER BACK OF THIGH AND LOUD POPPING AND CLICKING UPON SLIGHT ROTATIONS". AS A MEDICAL INTERVENTION THE PATIENT RECEIVED PHYSIOTHERAPY SEVERAL TIMES. THE REPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

  Patient problems: Pain; Patient Problem/Medical Problem

  MAUDE report 10257601 ↗

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