Class II — GE Healthcare, LLC
| Recalling firm | GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. |
|---|---|
| Registered facility | View this company's 50 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility) |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue with certain GE MRI Products. Patient egress from the system can be delayed or impeded if the cradle release handle and/or cradle release block mechanism malfunctions or becomes misaligned. This could make the safe removal of the patient from the system difficult. |
| Product | GE Healthcare Discovery MR450, Discovery MR750, Optima MR450w, Optima MR450w equipped with the GEM option, Discovery MR750w, and Discovery MR750w equipped with the GEM option products. Affected devices are whole body magnetic resonance scanners indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging devices. |
| Quantity | 1,548 units (704 US, 844 OUS). |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- USA, except ND, RI and WY, and including DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico; and, the countries of ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA,AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHINA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, K… |
| Initiated | 2014-04-23 |
| Classified | 2014-05-01 |
| Terminated | 2015-01-21 |
| Recall number | Z-1533-2014 |
| Initiation | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)
Cite this record
RegWarden. “Class II recall — GE Healthcare, LLC (Z-1533-2014).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/68141/
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