Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2025-06-04 · Type I
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Reported risk: Philips has identified an issue where a specific component failure in the gradient coil of the affected 1.5T MR systems listed in this letter may act as a heat source with a potential to produce smoke and/or fire. If the component failure occurs, the user may observe the following: Repeated scan abort error messages due to gradient amplifier fault detection, described in section 4. Unusual noise from the system in the examination or technical room Smoke and/or fire from within the system Recall start date: October 25, 2023 Update (2025-06-04): Philips has identified additional MR systems (Intera 1.5T).
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