Reported May 6, 2026 · Ongoing

Philips Achieva 1.5T with MR Elastography (MRE). 1. Model Number (REF): 781196. 2. Model Number (REF): 781296.

Philips North America

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Philips North America · 222 Jacobs St · Cambridge, MA · 02141-2296

Is this the product you have?

  • Philips Achieva 1.5T with MR Elastography (MRE). 1
  • Model Number (REF)781196. 2
  • Model Number (REF)781296
Lot codes and dates
  • 1
  • Model Number (REF)781196
  • UDINone
  • Serial Numbers21957. 2
  • Model Number (REF)781296
  • UDI
    • (01)00884838004108(21)32039
    • (01)00884838004108(21)32095
  • Serial Numbers
    • 32039
    • 32095
Amount recalled
3 units

This recall covers 19 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 18 are below.

6 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

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.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 3:24 PM UTC

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