The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0902-2019·Announced 2019-03-06

Philips Ingenia 1.5T CX MRI Systems Recalled for Falling Speaker Hazard

Philips is recalling Ingenia 1.5T CX MRI systems because ceiling speakers may fall due to magnetic attraction.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of harm (falling speakers) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Philips Medical Systems Nederlands is recalling Ingenia 1.5T CX (ZBO) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems, Model Number 781262. The recall involves 11,226 units distributed nationwide in the United States.

The recall is issued because there is a potential for the ceiling speakers to fall from their position and be pulled to the MR system by the magnetic field. This presents a risk of injury from falling objects.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should contact Philips Medical Systems Nederlands for further instructions on how to address this issue. The source text does not specify a deadline or immediate action steps beyond the recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
Ingenia 1.5T CX (ZBO), Model Number 781262. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
Affected units
11,226

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All systems

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 64 recalled by Philips Medical Systems Nederlands under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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