MAGNETOM Vida and Sola (2019-06-09)

Starting date:

June 9, 2019

Posting date:

June 21, 2019

Type of communication:

Medical Device Recall

Subcategory:

Medical Device

Hazard classification:

Type III

Source of recall:

Health Canada

Issue:

Medical Devices

Audience:

General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals

Identification number:

RA-70263

Last updated: 2019-06-21

• Reason
• Affected products

Affected Products

A. MAGNETOM Vida
B. MAGNETOM Sola

Reason

The software update to Numaris/ x VA11B provides an extension of the application portfolio for vida systems and resolves the following issues and prevents them from recurring. The update is not providing new features or new functionality. These fixes do not affect patient safety.

• Stability issues and editing of spine labels automatically generated by the dot engine.
• Dicom configuration and MR View&Go; 3-D loading within the dot cockpit.
• Image quality issues with abdomen/liver scans when using grasp vibe, starvibe, multi-breath hold and parallel saturation bands.

Affected products