FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Philips North America Llc: Ingenia Ambition S - Model Number: 781359 Diagnostic MR system.
- Recall number
- Z-1796-2021
- Recalling firm
- Philips North America Llc
- Product
- Ingenia Ambition S - Model Number: 781359 Diagnostic MR system.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2021-04-23
- Posted
- 2021-06-04
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- The MR magnet is equipped with 4 lifting blocks, which are positioned on top of the magnet. These blocks are used to allow the magnets to be moved in or out by a lifting crane, e.g. during decommissioning or moving activities. A mechanical issue was detected on these hoisting interface blocks on top of the magnet.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On March 23, 2021, Philips issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction notice to customers via letter stating Philips identified an issue with specified MR systems. The MR magnet is equipped with 4 lifting blocks, which are positioned on top of the magnet. These blocks are used to allow the magnets to be moved in or out by a lifting crane, e.g. during decommissioning or moving activities A mechanical issue was detected on these hoisting interface blocks on top of the magnet. In the initial design of the hoisting blocks, the diameter to meet the required bolt-on interface surface for the swivel eye bolts, used as lifting hardware, did not meet the required specification. HOW TO IDENTIFY AFFECTED PRODUCTS Ingenia Ambition X (781356) and Ingenia Ambition S (781359) ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY CUSTOMER / USER No action is required by the customer, as the clinical use of the MR system is not affected. In case of a planned decommissioning or movement of the magnet, and this FCO is not installed yet, please contact your local Philips representative. ACTIONS PLANNED BY PHILIPS Via FCO781 00524 a mechanical solution will be rolled out to the affected MR systems. ***Updated November 2023*** Additional customers were identified and notified on August 22, 2023.
- Quantity
- 156 MR systems
- Distribution
- Domestic: FL, GA, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VT. Foreign: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Libya, Moldova, Netherlands, Oman, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- REF 781359/ UDI-DI 00884838090057 Serial numbers: 48000 48001 48003 48004 48009 48005 48015 48017 48020 48011 48022 48012 48014 48028 48026 48037 48023 48043 48019 48160 48144 48180 48112 48052 ***Updated November 2023*** Added Serial Numbers 48051 48010 48038 48018 48039 48027 48122 48046 48036 48047 48133 48056 48169 48148 48154 48055 48128 48194 48173 48134 48040 48155 48186 48035 48181 48188 48198
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K181479"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LNH
- Firm FEI
- 3016618143
- Firm city
- Cambridge
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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