GE Healthcare, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2022 - (Recall #: Z-0603-2022)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2022.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

GE Healthcare MR superconducting magnets, a component of GE 1.5T SIGNA HDx MR System, GE 3.0T SIGNA HDx MR System, GE 1.5T SIGNA HDxt MR System, GE 3.0T SIGNA HDxt MR System, 1.5T SIGNA HDxt, 3.0T SIGNA HDxt, 1.5T SIGNA HDxt Mobile, 3.0T SIGNA HDxt Mobile, SIGNA HDi, SIGNA Vibrant systems, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging systems.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: December 23, 2021

Date Posted: February 16, 2022

Recall Number: Z-0603-2022

Event ID: 89376

Reason for Recall:

The magnetic resonance systems could potentially have a cryogen ventilation system that does not meet the venting requirements.

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: 17,228 devices total in this field correction

Code Information:

All systems.

Distribution Pattern:

Distribution was nationwide, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. There was also government and military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaidjan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Republic of Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrhyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arabic Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Nordic-HQ, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, State of Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated