Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips Vista Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, Picker International, Inc. World Headquarters 595 Miner Road Cleveland, Ohio 44143, U.S.A.. Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Vista Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, Picker International, Inc. World Headquarters 595 Miner Road Cleveland, Ohio 44143, U.S.A..
Brand
Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
16 units are identified as Site Numbers: 200244, 200927, 204515, 209679, 223263, 32755, 36672, 500090, 500097, 71457, 74287, 75125, 75265, 77211, 78442 and 78451.
Products Sold
16 units are identified as Site Numbers: 200244, 200927, 204515, 209679, 223263, 32755, 36672, 500090, 500097, 71457, 74287, 75125, 75265, 77211, 78442 and 78451.
Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips is recalling Vista Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, Picker International, Inc. World Headquarters 595 M due to Water may collect and freeze in the vent pipe. This can rupture the magnet vessel during a cryogen transfer, and release helium into the MRI suite.. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Water may collect and freeze in the vent pipe. This can rupture the magnet vessel during a cryogen transfer, and release helium into the MRI suite.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Philips issued an Urgent Correction letter dated 09/19/2008 to their consignees, identifying the reason for the recall and the affected products. The firm issued the Field Change Order (FCO) 78100232. Field service engineers will visit each consignee and conduct an inspection of the magnets venting system of Edge, Vista, Eclipse, Polaris, Infinion, and Panorama 0.6T MRI systems. The consignees should contact the Philips Call Center at 1-800-772-9377, #5 #2 and reference "FCO 78100232".
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026