Recall StatusTerminated
Date Initiated2021-07-30
Date Terminated2023-07-25
Product Quantity3 units US; 17 units OUS
Reason for Recall
Pressure relief valve 42 psi installed in the magnet assembly instead of a 3.75 psi valve, may result in release of helium gas and cause injury
Firm Action
Philips North America issued U.S. customers letters via certified mail using a 3rd Party service. Philips Markets Organizations are responsible for distributing the letters outside of the US. Letter states reason for recall , health risk and action to take:
The Philips Ingenia 1.5T, Ingenia 1.5T Evolution, Ingenia 3.0T, and Ingenia Elition X MR systems can
continue to fulfill clinical use as normal. However, in case of technical problems related to off cooling of the magnet, magnet pressure or Helium boil-off, please stop use and contact your local Philips service representative immediately and reference FCO78100530.
A Philips Field Service Engineer (FSE) will contact you to schedule an on-site visit to resolve the issue by inspecting the potentially affected system(s) to confirm if the non-conforming pressure relief (42 psi) has been installed (reference FCO78100530). If your system has a 42 psi valve, the Phillips FSE will replace the valve with the correct 3.75 psi valve.
you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact the Customer Care Solutions Center 1-800-722-9377 and reference FCO78100530.
Root Cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO,
MD, MD, NH, NY, OH, TN, TX, VA and the countries of Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria,
Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Republic of Lebanon, Netherlands, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.