Class II — GE Healthcare, LLC
| Recalling firm | GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. |
|---|---|
| Registered facility | View this company's 50 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility) |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to exposed yellow foam on the end bells of Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, and Optima MR450w products. The yellow foam strip used between the end bell covers and patient bore of certain GE MR Products may extend past the surface of the covers. The foam itself is not hazardous. However, any fluid or body substance absorbed |
| Product | GE Healthcare, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, and Discovery MR450 1.5T . scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. The GE Signa® MR 750 System is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and organs of the entire body, including but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Th… |
| Quantity | 828 (443 US, 385 OUS) |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution USA including DC, all states except HI, ND, RI and WY and Internationally to Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Lebanon, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, R… |
| Initiated | 2013-08-13 |
| Classified | 2013-09-27 |
| Terminated | 2014-04-25 |
| Recall number | Z-2291-2013 |
| Initiation | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)
Cite this record
RegWarden. “Class II recall — GE Healthcare, LLC (Z-2291-2013).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/66242/
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