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Ingenia 1.5T CX - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are… recallZ-1846-2024 · Philips North America Llc · initiated May 3, 2024

Open, Classified

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  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Philips North America Llc or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
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Why it was recalled

The g-MDU (global Mains Distribution Unit) L3 terminal connection may become loose creating a hotspot that may cause smoke/fire to alarm in the hospital's technical room, resulting in Smoke and/or fire

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Philips issued Urgent Medical Device Correction notifications to customers on 22-Apr-2024 via FedEx . Philips Markets Organizations are responsible for distributing the letters outside of the US. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: If a smoke/fire alarm is detected: a. Immediately stop scanning and evacuate the patient and staff from the examination room. b. If a developing fire is detected, adhere to established hospital fire emergency procedures, which may include switching off power to the complete system and/or removing the magnet field by using the Emergency Magnet Off button. c. Do not attempt to continue scanning. d. Immediately contact Philips Service. " Ensure all users are aware of facility specific Emergency Procedures as outlined in Chapter 2: Safety in the Instructions for Use Emergency procedures The User is required to establish emergency procedures for the following situations: " A medical emergency " A fire " An emergency that requires immediate removal of the magnetic field " The release of helium gas into the examination room Philips MRI systems have an Emergency Table Stop button in case there is an emergency during tabletop movement. " Circulate this Urgent Medical Device Correction Letter to all users of this device so that they are aware of the issue. " Post this notice near the affected MR system(s) for ease of reference. Please complete and return the attached response form to Philips promptly and no later than 30 days from receipt via email to: [email protected]. Completing this form confirms receipt of the Urgent Medical Device Correction Letter, understanding of the issue, and required actions to be taken. 5. The actions planned by Philips to correct the problem Philips will contact you to schedule time for a Field Service Engineer (FSE) to visit your site to inspect the g-MDU connections in the technical room and apply the proper torque to the connection if necessary.(reference FCO78100582). Philips plans t

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1846-2024
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
May 3, 2024
Posted by the FDA
May 17, 2024
Recalling firm
Philips North America Llc
Product code
LNH
FDA submissions
K193215
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Martinique, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom.

Product description

Ingenia 1.5T CX - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): (1) 781262 (2) 781261

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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UDI-DI: (1) 781262 (01)00884838068445(21); (2) 781261 (01)00884838068438(21) Serial Numbers: Serial Number 77008 77000 77004 77001 77019 77010 77014 77007 77002 77016 77131 77070 77124 77144 77172 77074 77048 77177 77178 77181 77031 77047 77134 77050 77051 77060 77194 77034 77037 77038 77057 77072 77075 77078 77084 77085 77086 77092 77101 77110 77156 77157 77035 77111 77119 77167 77183 77185 77187 77188 77195 77196 77198 77199 77202 77052 77053 77054 77055 77056 77064 77065 77066 77067 77068 77069 77105 77125 77126 77135 77136 77137 77138 77139 77148 77141 77030 77032 77033 77036 77042 77043 77044 77049 77059 77061 77071 77083 77087 77088 77090 77091 77093 77097 77100 77106 77107 77112 77115 77118 77120 77121 77128 77129 77143 77151 77155 77158 77161 77162 77190 77191 77201 77166 77045 77063 77109 77117 77123 77081 77147 77113 77168 77169 77122 77154 77046 77094 77130 77062 77140 77039 77040 77058 77114 77127 77159 77160 77171 77179 77180 77182 77150 77041 77103 77203

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 94508).

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