Events

Recall of Device Recall AIRIS II MR System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    34060
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0429-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-12-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-01-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-10-29
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=43761
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Product Code LNH
  • Reason
    The bolts holding the lift mechanism may be damaged causing them to fail and the table top to drop several inches.
  • Action
    The recalling firm sent a recall/field correction letter, dated 12/1/05 to all consignees.

Device

Device Recall AIRIS II MR System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial numbers C048 thru C788.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    The devices were distributed to FL, WA, IL, TX, NC, NY, OH, CO, LA, NJ, CA, AZ, SC, AR, OK, MN, SD, OR, PA, AL, GA, MD, MS, MO, CT, WI, KY, IN, KS, MA, DE, IA, UT, TN, VA, ID, NE, ND, NV, Puerto Rico, and to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
  • Product Description
    The AIRIS II MR System is an imaging device and is intended to provide the physician with physiological and clinical information, obtained non invasively and without the use of ionizing radiation. The MR system produces transverse, coronal, sagital, oblique, and curved cross-sectional images that display the internal structure of the head, body, and extremities. The images produced by the MR system reflect the spatial distribution of protons (hydrogen nuclei) exhibiting magnetic resonance. The NMR properties that determine the image appearance and proton density, spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) and spin-spin relaxation time (T2) and flow. When interpreted by a trained physician, these images provide information that can be useful in diagnosis determination.
  • Manufacturer
    Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc

Manufacturer

Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc, 1959 Summit Commerce Park, Twinsburg OH 44087-2371
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Hitachi Ltd
  • Source
    USFDA