Philips North America: System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Recall Summary Philips is recalling three models of MRI imaging systems (SmartPath to Ingenia Elition X with MR Elastography) distributed worldwide because certain image reconstruction settings can produce incorrect stiffness measurements. The issue affects hospitals and imaging centers in the US and numerous countries worldwide that use these specific Philips MRI machines.

Recalling firm
Philips North America
Product
Philips SmartPath to Ingenia Elition X with MR Elastography (MRE). 1. Model Number (REF): 782118. 2. Model Number (REF): 782144. 3. Model Number (REF): 782163.
Reason
The potential for stiffness value errors when a specific range of image reconstruction parameters is used in combination with Resoundant's algorithm, leading to the reconstruction voxel size settings in the default MRE scan protocol displaying too small.
Classification
Class II
Category
medical device recall
Country
United States
Agency
FDA-DEVICES
Recall date
2026-04-14
Status
Open, Classified
Areas affected
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, ...
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar,...

Official recall notice from FDA-DEVICES

Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/c6376ae2-c1c7-438a-bfbf-091d6d9c7dd1