CLASS II Device recall · Reported 8 May 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report

Optima MR430s MRI Scanner recalled by GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare is recalling Optima MR430s MRI Scanner, distributed in 20 states. The recall was initiated on 28 Mar 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

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Lot, batch or date codes08022011-001; 09092011-001;12102011-001;05152012-004;SM11062012-001;02022012-001;08142012-001;04212012-001;05252012-002;12132011-001;SM08292012-007;11052011-002;01192012-001;01132012-001;06282012-010;07252012-001;01022012-001;11202011-001;08142011-001;06302011-001;09172011-001;10082011-001;10172011-002;03142012-007;06142012-001;06212012-001;07172012-001;07232012-001;SM09132012-003;02042012-001;01132012-001;07172011-001;09062011-001;09242011-001;SM10122012-003;M12102012-003;05102012-004;08022012-003;07302012-008;SM01072013-005;05032012-004;08032012-001;10172011-001;SM08152012-001;12262011-001;10092011-001;04172012-001;11052011-001;07112011-001;10242011-007;07222011-001;08102011-001;03092012-001;05172011-001;06222011-001;03202012-004;05182012-001;07112012-002;06092011-001;01232012-001;02162012-001;11262012-007;SM12172012-001;01212012-001;SM10232012-001;11212011-001;12222011-001;SM11132012-002;06012011-001;07132011-001;12042011-001;03062012-007;03282012-001;10272011-009;12142011-001;10302012-006;02112012-001;03062012-008;01272012-001;05162012-003;03262012-002;11292011-001;06112012-004;10172012-001;12102012-001

Quantity recalled81

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-1212-2013
FDA event ID: 64885
Recalling firm: GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 28 Mar 2013
FDA classified: 1 May 2013
Reported: 8 May 2013
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Packaging Defects
Device type: Hip & Knee Implants

Timeline

28 Mar 2013	Recall initiated by company
1 May 2013	Classified by FDA	+34 days
8 May 2013	Published in enforcement report	+7 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Coolant supply lines may leak liquid onto the floor resulting in a slippery surface and fall hazard.

Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.

Product as listed by the FDA

Optima MR430s MRI Scanner; 5000-0002 is indicated to use as a magnetic resonance imaging device of the leg (excluding the thigh), knee, ankle, foot, elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand.

Where it was distributed

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, CA, CO, FL, ID, IL, MA, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI; Worldwide: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweeden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, and UAE.

Alabama California Colorado Florida Idaho Illinois Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Coolant supply lines may leak liquid onto the floor resulting in a slippery surface and fall hazard.

Which lots are affected?

08022011-001; 09092011-001;12102011-001;05152012-004;SM11062012-001;02022012-001;08142012-001;04212012-001;05252012-002;12132011-001;SM08292012-007;11052011-002;01192012-001;01132012-001;06282012-010;07252012-001;01022012-001;11202011-001;08142011-001;06302011-001;09172011-001;10082011-001;10172011-002;03142012-007;06142012-001;06212012-001;07172012-001;07232012-001;SM09132012-003;02042012-001;01132012-001;07172011-001;09062011-001;09242011-001;SM10122012-003;M12102012-003;05102012-004;08022012-003;07302012-008;SM01072013-005;05032012-004;08032012-001;10172011-001;SM08152012-001;12262011-001;10092011-001;04172012-001;11052011-001;07112011-001;10242011-007;07222011-001;08102011-001;03092012-001;05172011-001;06222011-001;03202012-004;05182012-001;07112012-002;06092011-001;01232012-001;02162012-001;11262012-007;SM12172012-001;01212012-001;SM10232012-001;11212011-001;12222011-001;SM11132012-002;06012011-001;07132011-001;12042011-001;03062012-007;03282012-001;10272011-009;12142011-001;10302012-006;02112012-001;03062012-008;01272012-001;05162012-003;03262012-002;11292011-001;06112012-004;10172012-001;12102012-001

Where was it sold?

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

1 other product · FDA event 64885

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Msk Extreme Mr Scanner recalled by GE Healthcare.

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