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Medical device recalls 2020

SIGNA Vibrant Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System — Class II medical device recall Z-0877-2020

Terminated recall by GE Healthcare, LLC, reported 2020-02-05, distributed nationwide. It was identified that due to a potential installation workflow issue, the MR system date could be set incorre

Recall numberZ-0877-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmGE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI, United States
Recall initiated2019-12-23
Classified2020-01-28
Reported by FDA2020-02-05
Terminated2020-12-11
DistributedNationwide (US)
Countries outside the USAU, CH, CN, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, IT, JP, NL, OM, SE, TR

Product

SIGNA Vibrant Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, 1.5T Signa HDx, 1.5T Signa HDxt, Signa HDi - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times.

Reason for recall

It was identified that due to a potential installation workflow issue, the MR system date could be set incorrectly. The system s date and time setting are used to populate the DICOM header information on images. This could result is an inaccurate date recorded on the images.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-0877-2020. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.