FDA (Devices) recall action 88147
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GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an issue on the affected products listed below where the "Patient Orientation" button may inadvertently be clicked when intending to click on the "Save RX" button. This changes the prescribed patient orientation on the system prior to running the initial 3-Plane Localizer Scan (See Figure 1 for reference to buttons.) Selecting and saving a patient orientation that does not match the patient's actual position may result in incorrectly annotated and/or flipped images.
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GE Healthcare's Discovery MR450 1.5T MRI system may inadvertently change patient orientation when users click the wrong button, resulting in flipped or incorrectly annotated images that could affect diagnostic accuracy.
GE Healthcare's SIGNA MR355 and MR360 MRI systems are recalled due to a button UI issue that may cause diagnostic images to be flipped or incorrectly annotated. No patient harm has been reported.
GE Healthcare SIGNA Voyager MRI systems may display flipped or incorrectly annotated diagnostic images due to button confusion on the system interface. 541 devices are affected worldwide.
GE Healthcare is recalling the SIGNA MR380 MRI system due to a user interface flaw where the Patient Orientation button may be inadvertently clicked instead of the Save RX button. This can result in incorrectly annotated or flipped MRI images.
GE Healthcare recalls 91 SIGNA HDxt MRI systems worldwide. The Patient Orientation button may be accidentally clicked instead of Save RX, potentially causing diagnostic images to be incorrectly oriented or flipped.
GE Healthcare recalls 460 SIGNA Pioneer MRI scanners worldwide due to a control panel button design flaw. Patient Orientation button may be accidentally clicked instead of Save RX, potentially resulting in incorrect image annotation or orientation.
GE Healthcare's MRI scanners may have a button confusion issue where the Patient Orientation button is accidentally clicked instead of Save RX, potentially causing misoriented or incorrectly annotated images. 585 devices affected worldwide.
GE Healthcare recalled 248 units of the Discovery MR750 3.0T scanner due to a button-confusion error where the Patient Orientation button may be clicked instead of Save RX, potentially resulting in incorrectly oriented or flipped images. No injuries reported.
GE Healthcare recalled 1,737 SIGNA Creator and SIGNA Explorer MRI systems due to a software bug where the 'Patient Orientation' button can be accidentally clicked instead of 'Save RX,' potentially causing incorrectly oriented diagnostic images.
GE Healthcare is recalling 1,519 Optima MR450w MRI systems worldwide due to a button interface error. The 'Patient Orientation' button may be unintentionally clicked instead of 'Save RX,' causing incorrectly oriented or flipped diagnostic images.
GE Healthcare is recalling 562 SIGNA Artist MRI systems due to a user interface defect where the Patient Orientation button may be inadvertently clicked instead of the Save RX button, potentially causing images to be incorrectly annotated or flipped.
GE Healthcare recalls 311 SIGNA Architect MRI scanners due to button confusion that may result in flipped diagnostic images. The 'Patient Orientation' button may be accidentally clicked instead of 'Save RX', causing incorrect image orientation.
GE Healthcare is recalling 71 SIGNA PET/MR imaging devices worldwide. A software issue allows the Patient Orientation button to be accidentally clicked instead of Save RX, resulting in incorrectly annotated or flipped diagnostic images.
GE Healthcare recalls SIGNA Premier MRI scanners (100 devices, worldwide distribution) due to a user interface defect where the Patient Orientation button may be inadvertently clicked instead of Save RX, potentially resulting in incorrectly annotated or flipped diagnostic images.