Official recall record

Philips Achieva and Intera Systems

Health Canada — Medical Devices · 2023-11-06 · CanadaType I

Issuing authority: Health Canada — Medical Devices
Published: 2023-11-06
Last updated (per notice): 2025-06-04
Country of alert: Canada
Alert level: Type I
Alert type: recall

What the authority reported

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).

What to do

Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.

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Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.

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