FDA Device recall Z-0256-2016
GE Healthcare, SIGNA Excite 3.0T. MR System for use as a diagnostic imaging device
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2015-11-18
On 2015-11-18 the FDA classified a Class II recall of GE Healthcare, SIGNA Excite 3.0T. MR System for use as a diagnostic imaging device by Ge Healthcare, citing when performing head or neck scans, the currently displayed SAR values could be lower than the actual SAR in the head as predicted by SAR modeling. The predicted HEAD SAR value fr….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-0256-2016 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2015-08-31 |
| Published | 2015-11-18 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Ge Healthcare |
| Distribution | US |
Product
GE Healthcare, SIGNA Excite 3.0T. MR System for use as a diagnostic imaging device.
Reason
When performing head or neck scans, the currently displayed SAR values could be lower than the actual SAR in the head as predicted by SAR modeling. The predicted HEAD SAR value from the modeling suggests the actual SAR in the head could exceed IEC60601-2-33 limit of 3.2 W/kg for some scans.
Identifiers
| code_info | 00000304469MR0 910609CF3T 00000000043586 336713WFUMR 002004-0924-11 321MR3T3 2333 901726OPMR 002004-0520-05 727785M…00000304469MR0 910609CF3T 00000000043586 336713WFUMR 002004-0924-11 321MR3T3 2333 901726OPMR 002004-0520-05 727785MR 00000005232YR4 414649MR5 000000HDMR2722 858657MR1 1556044 9085223T 002004-0520-06 407999MR3T 002004-0805-01 8109873T 00000263655MR3 321MR3T2 00000006583YR9 HSS3T5 002005-0216-15 731425MR2 002005-0216-19 6053883T 002005-1020-30 248465MR3T 002005-0127-12 248849MR3T 002004-1117-11 916UCDMR3T 000000HDMR3737 2059393T 002005-0331-11 919684MR6 000000HDMR3654 402219MR3T 002005-0519-19 205345MR3T 000000000R3780 210921SWGMR 002005-1201-36 662MSU3T 000000HDMR5675 407303MR3T 00000267527MR0 903870VM3TMR1 000000HDMR5786 602285MR4 00000HDMR10672 ASLWEST30MR 00000269041MR0 0910272044 00000266160MR1 2550000 00000257756MR7 082427230015 00000279423MR8 082427310015 00000280319MR5 082427160051 00000280898MR8 082427100075 00000282686MR5 082427010032 00000283076MR8 082427300008 00000283386MR1 082427070048 00000265969MR6 082427040042 00000279752MR0 082427160 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0256-2016%22
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