GE Healthcare — Class II medical device recall Z-1207-2013
Terminated recall by GE Healthcare, LLC, reported 2013-05-08, distributed nationwide. GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a Reformat Image Flip Issue associated with GE MR Products. The axi
| Recall number | Z-1207-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-06-08 |
| Classified | 2013-05-01 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-05-08 |
| Terminated | 2014-11-03 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BB, BE, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IT, JM, JO, JP, KE, KR, KW, LB, LT, LU, LV, MA, MX, MY, NG, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PH, PK, PL, PT, PY, QA, RO, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TN, TR, TW, UY, VE, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 4,338 |
| Serial numbers | 00000001060YR5, 00000001206YR5, 00000002143YR6, 00000005215TR9, 00000005216YR7, 00000005231YR6, 00000005232YR4, 00000005233YR2, 00000005526YR9, 00000005536YR8, 00000005538YR4, 00000005540YR0, 00000005542YR6, 00000005545YR9, 00000005549YR1, 00000005551YR7, 00000005555YR8, 00000005564YR0, 00000005568YR1, 00000005573YR1, 00000005927YR5, 00000005965YR9, 00000005976YR6, 00000005984YR0, 00000005992YR3 and 475 more |
Product
GE Healthcare, Discovery MR750, Discovery 450, Optima 450W (with and without GEM), Signa HDx, Signa HDxt, Signa HDi, Signa Vibrant. Indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device.
Reason for recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a Reformat Image Flip Issue associated with GE MR Products. The axial and coronal reformatted images from a sagittal 3D series (such as with applications of FSPGR-3D T1, BRAVO T1, or CUBE T1) of over 126 slices may display a left-to-right image flip . In addition, the acquired sagittal images may be annotated with left-right location annotation revers
Machine access
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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.