GE Healthcare MRI Systems, Software Version 12.x
Medical device recall Z-0111-2019. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Oct 24, 2018.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Oct 24, 2018. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 50 states named
- 5,200 total units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
The latest on-site software version may not have been reinstalled at some sites after service activities were performed resulting in images possibly flipped left/right and/or there can be patient data mismatch.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
GE Healthcare MRI Systems, Software Version 12.x, sold under the following product names: SIGNA MR/I ECHOSPD W/ EXCITE, 1.5 HISPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5T HD 8CH USED, UPGRADE 1.5 EXC-II TO EXC-III HD, SIGNA MR/I HISPD W/ EXCITE, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 16-CH 800-AP, 1.5 HISPEED HD 4-CH 200-AP, 1.5 TWINSPEED HD 8CH-400-AP, MR UPGRADE LX/HZ TO HD FOR NON LCC, 1.5 TWINSPEED HD 16CH-800-AP, 1-5T HDXT TWINSPEED 16 CHANNEL, SIGNA MR/I TWISP TR W/EXCITE, 3T HD 16CH-800-AP, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200-AP, UPGRADE PREEXCITE TO 1.5TS HD 8CH, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5T HDXT 16CH NEW, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5T HD ES 8CH MOB, 1-5T NON LCC LX/5_5 TO HDIUPG8CH, UPGRADE 1.5 EXC-II TO EXC-III 16HD, UPGRADE 1.5 HORIZON TO HS/ES EXCITE, UPGRADE FROM 1.5 4X TO HISPEED LX, 1.5 LX TO HD 8CH FORKLIFT UPG., MR GOLDSEAL 1.5 LX HISP PL NEW, MR UPGRADE 4X/5X TO HD FOR NON LCC, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5 ES+ LX, SIGNA HISPEED LX 1.5T FIXED, 3T HD T/R W/EXCITE, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-A, SIGNA 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-A, SIGNA EXCITE HD 1.5T, MR EXCITE12X, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5T HD 8CH USE, 1.5T BRM ES 16CH 2 VRE FIXED F, UPG 1.5 EXC-II TO EXC-III HD, EXCITE HD - UPG 3.5 EXC, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200, SIGNA HD ADVANCED, EXCITE HD, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 16-CH, MR 1.5T HD, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH, MR 1.5 EXCITE HD, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5T HD ES 8CH NEW, 1.5T EXCITE HD, SIGNA ECHOSPD LX K4 1.5T FIXED, 1.5T LX TO 8CH HD 23 UPG, 1.5 HISPEED HD 8-C, SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T HD, MR 1.5T HD ECHOSPEED WITH EXCITE, MR 1.5T HD TWINSPE, MR 1.5T HD ECHOSPEED, MR SIGNA VH/I 3.0T, MR 3.0T HD 16CH, MR 1.5T HD TWINSPEED, MR 3.0T HD 8CH, MR UPG TO 1.5 HD, MR UPG TO 1.5T HD, MR UPG 1.5ES HD 8CH, SIGNA EXCITE HD 1.5 T, SIGNA EXCITE HD, SIGNA MR/I ECHOSPD 1.5T FIX(+75798), SIGNA ES EXCITE, SIGNA 1.5T ECHO HD, MR HD (VON FA. LINK), SIGNA 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD, SIGNA MR 1.5T ECHO HD, SIGNA EXITE-III HD, SIGNA 1.5T HD, ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8CH, MR 1.5T EXCITE HD, MR SIGNA EXCITE 3T HD, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD, 1.5T HD, 1.5T HD PREOWN, 1.5T ECHO SPEED, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD , SIGNA MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED 8CH, SIGNA HD 1.5 ES, MR ECHOSPEED 1.5 HD, SIGNA 1.5TECHOSPEED, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH, 1.5T HD EXCITE, SIGNA 1.5 T ECHOSPEED, SIGNA VH/I 3.0T, MR 1.5T HD 16CH, MR 1.5T HD 8CH USED, SIGNA EXCITE3 HD, MR SIGNA EXCITE HD (UPGR.), 1.5T EXCITE-HD, 1.5T EX-HD TWIN, SIGNA 3T, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-A, 1.5T EXCITE HD GS, 3T E2, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-, SIGNA EXCITE III HD 1.5T TWIN SPEED, MR GOLDSEAL 1.5T HD 16CH USED, EXCITE II UPG, SIGNA EXCITE III HD 3.0T, MR SIGNA EXCITE, 1.5T SIGNA EXCITE III HD, MR SIGNA HD, SIGNA EXCITE HD 1.5, 3T EXCITE HD, UPG PREEXCITE TO 1.5ES HD 8CH, MR SIGNA SMARTSPEED 1.5, 1.5T HD ECHOSPEED 8 CHANNEL, SIGNA 1.5 MOBILE EXCITE HD, SIGNA 3T HD 16CH-800-AP, SIGNA 3T HD 8CH-400-AP, 1.5T MRI EXCITE 3 UPGRADE, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200-AP, SIGNA 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP, SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD 4CH, MR 3T HD 8CH-400-AP, SIGNA 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200-AP, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 16CH 800AP-2669585, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP2669575, 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD16-CH800-AP2669583, UPG 1.5 EXC-II TO EXC-III HD-561936, 1.5 TWINSPEED HD 8CH-400-AP-2583394, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP2700482, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HDMR, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP EXCITE, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-C, MR SIGNA 1.5T HD 8CH, MR SIGNA 15T HD UPGRADED, MR SIGNA 3T HD 8CH-400-AP, MR SIGNA 1.5T HD UPGRADED, MR SIGNA 1.5T HD 8CH MOBIL, EXCITE HD 1.5T UPGRADES, MR SIGNA EXCITE HD 15T, MR SIGNA EXCITE HD 1.5T, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 16-CH, MR PROFILE HD PHASE ARRAY, SIGNA 3T EX HD, MR SIGNA VH/I 3.0, MR SIGNA MR/I HISPEED 1.5T, 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD, 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8, 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD 8, 1.5 T ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200-AP, SIGNA EXCITE 3T HD 8CH-400-AP, MR 1.5T ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200-A, MR/I 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 4CH 200-, MR 15T ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-, MR 15 ECHOSPEED HD 4-CH 200-A, MR 1.5 ECHOSPEED HD 8-CH 400-AP//, SIGNA 1.5T, SIGNA MR/I ECHOSPD W/ EXCIT, 1.5T EXCITE HD 16 CH, 1.5T HD E
5,200 total units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Model Number, Serial Number (System ID) : 2226300, 000000000R4938 (256329MR2); 2226300, 000000000R5598 (256ALOPMR); N/A, N/A (334699MR); 2377062-2, 00000002547YR8 (256265HMR); 5107849, 00000274691MR5 (205487MR2); 46-294231G1,…
Every code shown here, 1,998 characters
Model Number, Serial Number (System ID) : 2226300, 000000000R4938 (256329MR2); 2226300, 000000000R5598 (256ALOPMR); N/A, N/A (334699MR); 2377062-2, 00000002547YR8 (256265HMR); 5107849, 00000274691MR5 (205487MR2); 46-294231G1, 0002005-0411-5 (870972E16); 46-294231G1, 002005-1201-35 (623583MR1); 2377062-2, 00000963660YM6 (480323MR1); 5107849-2, 00000278561MR6 (818445MR); 46-294231G1, 002004-1028-04 (3825); 2377062, 00000941225YM5 (626335MR); 46-294231G1, 002004-0913-01 (3591); 46-294231G1, 002005-1018-15 (352333MR3T); N/A, N/A (954587MR1); 46-294231G1, 002002-0605-11 (781340MR); 5107849, 266201MR3 (RADNETMR1585); 46-294231G1, 002005-0110-28 (313593MR02); 5308573, 00000292781MR2 (609890MR); 2214149-2, 00000010224GQ4 (732745MR); 2377062-2, 00000963098YM9 (607798MREXCT); N/A, N/A (516825MR); N/A, N/A (405307NMR); N/A, N/A (814535MR1); 5107849-2, 00000283624MR5 (615588MRI); N/A, N/A (615473MR1); N/A, N/A (817922MRLX); 5107849-2, 00000278623MR4 (972378NSC3TMR1); 46-294231G1, 0002005-0823-7 (DZ1057MR01); 46-294231G1, 002006-0127-10 (DZ1193MR01); 2226300, 00000000R5456A (2722SIGNA15); 2226300, 000000000R6230 (4291EXC15T); 2226300, 000000000R4601 (MRR4601); 2226300, 000000000R4973 (0910272001); 2226300, 000000000R5899 (0910274027); M3000PT, 00000280570MR3 (0910273001); 46-294231G1, 002005-0511-13 (AZ1003MR01); 46-294231G1, 0000099-0111-2 (110037MR01); 46-294231G1, 002005-0301-06 (2560124); 2226300, 000000000R5054 (BA4073MR01); N/A, 000000000R6295 (2712857); 5308573, 00000290734MR3 (2771768); 2226300, 000000000R6853 (2776713); 5107849-2, 00000284596MR4 (1236631); 2226300, 000000000R5190 (1191369); N/A, N/A (270004); 2189500-3, 00000201911MR5 (22946-1); 46-294231G1, 002005-0301-18 (CATMR01); 46-294231G1, 000005-1212-11 (CRMR01); 2226300, 000000000R5504 (082427310017); 2215261, 00000215559MR6 (082427040057); 2226300, 000000000R5271 (082427040072); N/A, 00000243366MR2 (082427040040); 46-294231G1, 0000003-0315-2 (082427040061); 2226300, 000000000R6344 (082427040074); 5107849-2,…
FDA’s list runs to 5,815 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of:: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV; and countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, CHINA, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, CYPRUS, Czech Republic, DENMARK, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, IRAQ, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, SINGAPORE, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
The states and territories these words name
50 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jun 7, 2018.
- FDA classified it on Oct 15, 2018.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Oct 24, 2018.
- FDA terminated it on Jun 18, 2020.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- GE Medical Systems, LLC, of Waukesha, WI.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 5,815 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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