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Device recall: Achieva 1.5T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Mo
FDA enforcement event 94508 is a device recall by Philips North America Llc of Cambridge, MA, initiated 3 May 2024 and classified Class II, with 30 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 87% of the 970 device enforcement events initiated in 2024 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Philips North America Llc has 129 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Philips North America Llc, Cambridge, MA.
Reason for recall
"The g-MDU (global Mains Distribution Unit) L3 terminal connection may become loose creating a hotspot that may cause smoke/fire to alarm in the hospital's technical room, resulting in Smoke and/or fire"
Distribution
"Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Libya,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1836-2024 | Achieva 1.5T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): (1) 781296 (2) 781343 | 1585 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1837-2024 | Achieva 1.5T Conversion- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): (1) 781283; (2) 781346 | 140 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1838-2024 | Achieva 1.5T Initial system Model Number (REF): 781178 | 2 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1839-2024 | Achieva 3.0T Model Number (REF): (1) 781345; (2) 781344; (3) 781278; (4) 781277; (5) 781177 | 386 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1840-2024 | Achieva 3.0T for PET -Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): 781477 | 1 unit | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1841-2024 | Achieva 3.0T TX for PET Model Number (REF): 781479 | — | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1842-2024 | AchievaXR -Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): 781253 | 35 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1843-2024 | Evolution upgrade 1.5T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): (1) 782116; (2) 782148 | 56 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1844-2024 | Evolution upgrade 3.0T Model Number (REF): (1)782117; (2) 782143 | — | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1845-2024 | Ingenia 1.5T Model Number (REF): (1) 782140; (2) 782115; (3) 782101; (4) 781396; (5) 781341; (6) 781315 | 2262 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1846-2024 | Ingenia 1.5T CX - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): (1) 781262 (2) 781261 | — | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1847-2024 | Ingenia 1.5T S Model Number (REF): 781347 | 139 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1848-2024 | Ingenia 3.0T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): (1) 782103 (2) 781377 (3) 781342 | 1517 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1849-2024 | Ingenia 3.0T CX Model Number (REF): (1) 782105 (2) 781271 | 350 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1850-2024 | Ingenia Ambition S Model Number (REF): (1) 782139; (2) 782133; (3) 782108; (4) 781359 | 328 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1851-2024 | Ingenia Ambition X- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): (1) 782138; (2) 782109; (3) 781356 | 509 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1852-2024 | Ingenia Elition X- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781358 | 1 unit | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1853-2024 | Intera 1.5T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781295 | 200 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1854-2024 | MR 5300- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): (1) 782152 (2) 782110 | 81 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1855-2024 | Panorama HFO- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781350 | 118 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1856-2024 | Marlin 1.5T - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781474 | 81 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1857-2024 | MR system 1.5T Marlin- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781483 | 10 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1858-2024 | MR RT - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781439 | 2 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1859-2024 | MR RT Upgrades- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781440 | 2 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1860-2024 | SmartPath to dStream for 1.5T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 782146; 782112; 781260 | 617 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1861-2024 | SmartPath to dStream for 3.0T Model Number (REF): 782145 | 3 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1862-2024 | SmartPath to dStream for XR and 3.0T- Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): (1) 782129; (2) 782113; (3) 781270 | 200 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1863-2024 | SmartPath to Ingenia Elition X - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 782118 | 1 unit | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1864-2024 | Sonalleve MR HIFU 3.0T - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. Model Number (REF): 781361 | 4 units | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
| Z-1865-2024 | Upgrade dStream - Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device Model Number (REF): 782127 | 1 unit | Class II | Ongoing | 29 May 2024 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Philips North America Llc
All 129 events for Philips North America Llc
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The g-MDU (global Mains Distribution Unit) L3 terminal connection may become loose creating a hotspot that may cause smoke/fire to alarm in the hospital's technical room, resulting in Smoke and/or fire"
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Libya,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.