Recall of Device Recall ASPIRE Cristalle

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., 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
    78891
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0386-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-07-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2018-01-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-07-20
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Full field digital,system,x-ray,mammographic - Product Code MUE
  • Reason
    There was a case that the swivel arm went down unintentionally when it was moved up/down.
  • Action
    FUJIFILM sent an Urgent: Medical Device Correction Letter dated July 14, 2017, accompanied by a Customer Feedback form to customers. PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS Please refer to the following page which provides the details of the problem and instructions for actions to be taken. Please follow the instructions in the ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY CUSTOMER/USER section. We sincerely regret the inconvenience that this may cause you. FUJIFILM is committed to providing products and services of the highest quality. Your satisfaction with FUJIFILM products and with our response to this issue is very important to us. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact your local FUJIFILM office. For further questions, please call (360) 356-6821.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    FDR MS-3500 : S/N- 76221095 or earlier
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Distribution and Internationally to Mexico.
  • Product Description
    ASPIRE Cristalle (FDR MS-3500) Mammography machine || The Fujifilm Digital Mammography Systems, Aspire HD Plus (FDR MS-2500) and Aspire HD-s (FDR MS-2000), generate full-field digital mammography images that can, as other fall-field digital mammography systems, be used for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer and are intended for use in the same clinical applications as traditional screen-film mammography systems.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., 419 West Ave, Stamford CT 06902-6343
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA