GE Medical Systems, LLC: GE Healthcare Signa Ovation 0.35T, Model Numbers: Ovation 1-3 (2276937), Ovation 4 (2377062-2, 2377062-5, 2377062-8, or 5118172), and Ovation 5 (5148725). The 0.35T Signa Ovation with Excite Magnetic Resonance system is an open, whole body scanner designed to support improved higher resolution imaging and shorter scan times. The 0.35T Signa Ovation with Excite Magnetic Resonance system is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce transverse, sagittal, coronal and oblique images of the internal structures and organs of the body including, but not limited to, the musculoskeletal, vascular, cardiac, and neuron systems.

Recall number

Z-1722-2009

Recalling firm

GE Medical Systems, LLC

Product

GE Healthcare Signa Ovation 0.35T, Model Numbers: Ovation 1-3 (2276937), Ovation 4 (2377062-2, 2377062-5, 2377062-8, or 5118172), and Ovation 5 (5148725). The 0.35T Signa Ovation with Excite Magnetic Resonance system is an open, whole body scanner designed to support improved higher resolution imaging and shorter scan times. The 0.35T Signa Ovation with Excite Magnetic Resonance system is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce transverse, sagittal, coronal and oblique images of the internal structures and organs of the body including, but not limited to, the musculoskeletal, vascular, cardiac, and neuron systems.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2008-11-03

Posted

2009-08-25

Terminated

2012-05-24

Reason

GE Healthcare has identified a potential pinch point hazard on Ovation MR Scanner when using CTL Array XL Body Flex and Opened Body coil. A patient's hand may be pinched between the magnet bore ceiling cover and the CTL Array, XL Body Flex, or Open Body coil if the patient puts his/her hand on the top of the coil. 2/20/09: Recall being expanded to include the OpenSpeed Systems.

Root cause

Device Design

Action

GE Healthcare issued a "Product Safety Notification" letter dated October 23, 2008. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators, Mangers of Radiology/Cardiology & Radiologists/Cardiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information for the Signa Ovation 0.35T Systems. A second GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated March 5, 2009 was sent 3/9/09 to consignees which addressed the expanded recall to the Signa OpenSpeed0.7T MR Systems. For further questions, contact your local GE Healthcare sales or service representative.

Quantity

308 (143 US / 142 OUS / 23 TBD)

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution-- US (including states of AL, ALZ, AR, CA, CO,CT, DE, FL, FA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, MO, NE,NH, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV and WI), CHINA, CYPRUS, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL EGYPT, DENMARK, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF FRANCE, GET 7 D CHINA, GREECE, HUNGARY, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, MALAWI, MEXICO, OMAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN , SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMERITUS, UNITED KINGDOM and VENEZUELA.

Lot, serial or model codes

Model Number: 2276937;   Serial Numbers: 00000869965YM4, 00000801207YM2, 00000813952YM9, 00000952559YM3, 00000236062MR6, 00000869966YM2, 00000801206YM4, 00000813945YM3, 00000813950YM3, 00000869958YM9, 00000952561YM9, 00000813958YM6, 00000919518YM1, 00000813944YM6, 00000837353YM2, 00000813960YM2, 00000837350YM8, 00000264247MR1, 00000897708YM4, 00000897716YM7, 00000919512YM4, 00000919526YM4, 00000026540VE5, 00000919509YM0, 00000813959YM4, 00000801204YM9, 00000813947YM9, 00000952560YM1, 00000952565YM0, 00000897711YM8, 00000897717YM5, 00000919515YM7, 00000952552YM8, 00000813951YM1, 00000897701YM9, 00000869949YM8, 00000837359YM9, 00000919519YM9, 00000813946YM1, 00000869956YM3, 00000897706YM8, 00000952563YM5, 00000869947YM2, 00000801199YM1, 00000801193YM4, 00000837362YM3, 00000952548YM6, 00000952549YM4, 00000837360YM7, 00000952547YM8, 00000837346YM6, 00000869952YM2, 00000869954YM8, 00000919514YMO, 00000919524YM9, 00000837358YM1, 00000919521YM5, 00000869962YM1, 00000919513YM2, 00000897705YM0, 00000952555YM1, 00000813943YM8, 00000869961YM3, 00000813956YM0, 00000801203YM1, 00000801208YM0, 00000801209YM8, 00000813948YM7, 00000813953YM7, 00000813954YM5, 00000837347YM4, 00000837351YM6, 00000837352YM4, 00000837354YM0, 00000837357YM3, 00000837361YM5, 00000837363YM1, 00000837364YM9, 00000837365YM6, 00000869950YM6, 00000869951YM4, 00000869953YM0, 00000869955YM5, 00000869957YM1, 00000869960YM5, 00000869963YM9, 00000897698YM7, 00000897699YM5, 00000897700YM1, 00000897702YM7, 00000897703YM5, 00000897704YM3, 00000897707YM6, 00000897715YM9, 00000919507YM4, 00000919510YM8, 00000919516YM5, 00000919517YM3, 00000919520YM7, 00000919523YM1, 00000952550YM2, 00000952553YM6, 00000952557YM7, 00000952558YM5, 00000952562YM7, 00000952566YM8, 00000952554YM4, 00000919511YM6, 00000869948YM0, 00000897714YM2, 00000813957YM8, 00000813955YM2, 00000897712YM6, 00000813949YM5;   Model Number: 5118172;  Serial Numbers; 00000000564YR5, 00000000565YR2, 00000000563YR7, 00000000561YR1;  Model Number: 2377062-2;  Serial Number: 00000963007YM0;  Model Number: 2377062-5;  Serial Numbers: 00000000120YR6, 00000000123YR0, 00000000132YR1, 00000000124YR8, 00000000137YR0, 00000000130YR5, 00000000134YR7, 00000000138YR8, 00000962592YM2, 00000000146YR1, 00000000117YR2, 00000000116YR4, 00000000118YR0, 00000943610YM6, 00000000152YR9, 00000000140YR4, 00000000110YR7, 00000000135YR4, 00000000106YR5, 00000000129YR7, 00000000141YR2, 00000000125YR5, 00000000142YR0, 00000000113YR1, 00000000150YR3, 00000000105YR7, 00000000131YR3, 00000000139YR6, 00000000155YR2, 00000000108YR1, 00000000143YR8, 00000000101YR6, 00000000109YR9, 00000000153YR7, 00000951021YM5, 00000000119YR8, 00000000136YR2, 00000000128YR9, 00000000100YR8, 00000000112YR3, 00000000121YR4, 00000000154YR5;  Model Number: 2377062-8;  Serial Numbers: 00000000776YR5, 00000000792YR2, 00000000793YR0, 00000000801YR1, 00000000803YR7, 00000000829YR2, 00000000836YR7, 00000000758YR3, 00000000765YR8, 00000000755YR9, 00000000756YR7, 00000000774YR0, 00000000784YR9, 00000000785YR6, 00000000798YR9, 00000000827YR6, 00000000816YR9, 00000000779YR9, 00000000828YR4, 00000000789YR8, 00000000838YR3, 00000000773YR2, 00000000788YR0, 00000000796YR3, 00000000763YR3, 00000000766YR6, 00000000767YR4, 00000000787YR2, 00000000790YR6, 00000000800YR3, 00000000834YR2, 00000000840YR9, 00000000830YR0, 00000000832YR6, 00000000786YR4, 00000000764YR1, 00000000775YR7, 00000000818YR5, 00000000768YR2, 00000000757YR5, 00000000760YR9, 00000000762YR5, 00000000783YR1, 00000000809YR4, 00000000782YR3, 00000000812YR8, 00000000826YR8, 00000000835YR9, 00000000770YR8, 00000000771YR6, 00000000825YR0, 00000000759YR1, 00000000821YR9, 00000000841YR7, 00000000831YR8, 00000000808YR6, 00000000823YR5, 00000000824YR3, 00000000772YR4, 00000000810YR2, 00000000837YR5, 00000000769YR0, 00000000815YR1, 00000000833YR4, 00000000804YR5, 00000000778YR1, 00000000780YR7, 00000000795YR5, 00000000799YR7, 00000000805YR2, 00000000807YR8, 00000000819YR3, 00000000839YR1, 00000000811YR0, 00000000761YR7, 00000000777YR3, 00000000781YR5, 00000000791YR4, 00000000797YR1, 00000000794YR8; and  Model Number: 5148725;  Serial Numbers: 00000154413HM9, 00000176551HM0, 00000139846HM0, 00000192389HM5, 00000177143HM5, 00000193109HM6, 00000148905HM3, 00000147526HM8, 00000138166HM4, 00000000SPI275, 00000188489HM9, 00000167482HM9, 00000169104HM7, 00000171692HM7, 00000157419HM3, 00000266430MR8, 00000155516HM8, 00000155515HM0, 00000160809HM0, 00000175023HM1, 00000150718HM5, 00000162563HM1, 00000164072HM1, 00000165772HM5, 00000172421HM0, 00000172816HM1, 00000172869HM0, 00000173908HM5, 00000177792HM9, 00000178519HM5, 00000179361HM1, 00000180127HM3, 00000180746HM0, 00000182071HM1, 00000182249HM3, 00000182597HM5, 00000183130HM4, 00000187365HM2, 00000188810HM6, 00000189105HM0, 00000191017HM3, 00000191154HM4, 00000196647HM2, 00000200577HM5, 00000265078MR6, 00000157418HM5, 00000174348HM3, 00000189943HM4, 00000181736HM0, 00000146891HM7, 00000158641HM1, 00000147906HM2, 00000169833HM1, 00000170940HM1, 00000190359HM0, 00000191544HM6, 00000193220HM1, 00000193936HM2, 00000195772HM9, 00000144797HM8, 00000150152HM7, 00000170109HM3, 00000181735HM2, 00000197645HM5, 00000168323HM4 and 00000181517HM4.

510(k) numbers

K053009

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

LNH

Firm FEI

2126677

Firm city

Waukesha

Firm state

WI

Firm country

not on file

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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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