FDAAugust 31, 2015device
GE Healthcare, Discovery MR750w 3.0T. Product Usage: The Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T and the Optima MR450w 1.5T Systems are whole body magnetic resonance scanners for diagnostic imaging.
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
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.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
ge healthcare
UPCs
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