FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NA

MDR report key: 22687794 · Received August 1, 2025

Report

Report Number
2183553-2025-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 1, 2025
Date of Event
June 19, 2025
Report Date
September 18, 2025
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC
Product Code
LNH
PMA / PMN Number
K160621
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

LEGAL MANUFACTURER: HCS MR - 3200 N GRANDVIEW BLVD. USA WAUKESHA, WI 53188. A1: PATIENT ID HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED TO GE HEALTHCARE (GEHC). D: THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL DEVICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. H3, 6: GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

B4; G1, 3, 6; H2, 3, 6. H3: GE HEALTHCARE (GEHC) INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AN ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE TEST WAS PERFORMED PER NEMA STANDARDS PUBLICATION NO. MS4-2010 (ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSTIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICES) AND IEC/CEI 60601-2-33 CLAUSE 26. THE TESTING CONCLUDES THAT THE SYSTEM IS WITHIN THE SPECIFICATION FOR THIS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION. THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF HUMAN MEDICAL CONDITION(S). THE PATIENT WAS PROVIDED PROPER HEARING PROTECTION DURING THE SCAN. HUMAN CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE SENSITIVITY TO ACOUSTIC LEVELS THAT OCCUR DURING NORMAL CLINICAL SCANNING. NO SYSTEM ISSUE WAS FOUND. NO CORRECTIONS ARE REQUIRED AS THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT AN MRI OF THE SPINE SUBSEQUENTLY SOUGHT EVALUATION BY AN ENT SPECIALIST DUE TO HEARING CONCERNS. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEARING LOSS AND TREATED WITH MEDICATIONS. AT THIS TIME, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE PATIENT'S CONDITION HAS IMPROVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2223589 NA NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING LNH GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC SIGNA PIONEER

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Male Other