FDA recall Z-1433-2018

Philips Electronics North America Corporation · Class II · device

Product

Intera 1.5T; 1) Intera 1.5T Omni/Stellar Model 781104, 2) Intera 1.5T Power/Pulsar Model 781105, 3) Intera 1.5T Master/Nova Model 781106, 4) Intera 1.5T Master CV Model 781107, 5) Intera 1.5T Explorer/ Nova Dual Model 781108, 6) Intera 1.5T IT Model 781160, 7) Intera 1.5T Pulsar Model 781170, 8) Intera 1.5T Achieva Pulsar Model 781171, 9) Intera 1.5T Achieva Nova Model 781172, 10) Intera 1.5T Achieva CV Nova Model 781174, 11) Intera 1.5T Achieva IT Nova Model 781174, 12) Intera 1.5T Achieva I/T Nova Dual Model 781176, 13) Intera 1.5T Model 781195, 14) Intera 1.5T Pulsar New Model 781295, (Added 6/25/18) 15) Intera 1.5T Enterprise

Reason for recall

Potential risk for helium gas inside the MR examination room during a magnet quench

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide; International - Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Costa Rica, C¿te D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic of Korea - South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, State of Panama

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2018-03-16
Report date
2018-04-25
Termination date
2020-04-10
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Andover, MA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1433-2018