The Recall Desk

Hazard

Tissue Heating recalls

3 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
3
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2025-03-05

Of the 3 tissue heating recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all tissue heating recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1242-2025·2025-03-05

    MRI Systems May Resume Scans When SAR Exceeds Safe Limits

    Certain GE Healthcare MRI systems may incorrectly enable scan resumption when radiofrequency energy absorption exceeds FDA-set limits, potentially causing tissue heating. Risk is higher for patients with implants or touching conductive materials.

    Product
    SIGNA MR355, SIGNA MR360, NMRI system
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1240-2025·2025-03-05

    MRI System May Resume Scanning Above Safe Thermal Limits

    GE Healthcare's Brivo MR355 MRI system can incorrectly resume scans when tissue heating limits are exceeded, potentially causing thermal burns if patients contact conductive materials. The recall affects 22 systems distributed nationwide and internationally.

    Product
    Brivo MR355, NMRI system
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1239-2025·2025-03-05

    MRI Systems Allow Unsafe Scan Resumption Exceeding SAR Safety Limits

    GE Healthcare MRI systems may incorrectly resume scans after power loss when tissue heating rates exceed safe limits, risking excessive heating if patients contact conductive materials or have implants.

    Product
    SIGNA Creator, SIGNA Explorer, NMRI systems
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide