Events

Recall of Device Recall Altair, Airis Elite, AIRIS II MRI 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
    35087
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0910-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-02-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-05-31
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-02-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=45241
  • 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
    MRI - Product Code LNH
  • Reason
    The device has a software anomaly which causes the operating system to 'lock up' and data to become corrupted during service procedures.
  • Action
    The recalling firm plans to notify their customers of this recall/soft ware correction during a scheduled visit to be conducted at each customer site by a Hitachi Field Service Technician. During the visit, the necessary corrective software will be installed. The visits/corrections began on: 2/21/06.

Device

Device Recall Altair, Airis Elite, AIRIS II MRI System
  • Model / Serial
    L001-L225 - Altaire  C001-C693* - AIRIS II C701-C790 - AIRIS II Upgrades  H001-H091 - AIRIS Elite  H701-H748* - AIRIS Elite Upgrades   *The firm informed CIN-DO in their status reports for May, 2006 and again in August, 2007, that duplication was found in the number of system units originally reported to CIN-DO in early 2006. Ten (10) of the AIRIS II System units had been previously upgraded to AIRIS Elite units [System Unit Numbers: C012, C014, C032, C063, C111, C138, C263, C347, and C495] and are these numbers are reflected in the total # of AIRIS Elite System Unit Numbers listed above*  **By the same token, *eight (8) AIRIS Elite Upgrades [System ID Numbers: H735, H736, H740, H743, H745, H746, H747 & H748] were reportedly installed well after the corrective action was underway (7/28/06 to 11/24/2006) and were not-subject to corrective action. As a result, the total # of affected system units/customers has been revised to reflect the number reported by the firm [1129] beginning with their May, 2006 status report and continuing through to their final communication to CIN-DO dated 8/21/2007. - clp
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide
  • Product Description
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device
  • 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