Events

Recall of Device Recall Echelon and Oasis

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
    62870
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2254-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-06-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-08-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-02-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=111915
  • 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
    Hitachi discovered a software error with a feature called multi-planar reconstruction (mpr). mpr takes an original volume dataset reconstructed in any plane view and creates a new image set from another view (i.E. axial to coronal, coronal to sagittal, etc.). the error causes the first image in the dataset to have a right/left reversed orientation. the software error can occur randomly when execu.
  • Action
    Hitachi sent a Device Correction Notice letter dated June 18, 2012 to all affected customers. All letters are recorded by tracking number and date received by the consignee. The letter identified the affect product, problem and actions to be taken. All sites will be visited by Hitachi Service to install the software update to permanently resolve the issue at no cost to the facility. Software correction is targeted to start by September 1, 2012. For question contact the Manager of Regulatory Affairs at 800-800-3106 x3720

Device

Device Recall Echelon and Oasis
  • Model / Serial
    Echelon, V001 through V061, inclusive. Oasis, M001 through M105, inclusive, M951
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution - including the states of:: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY and Mexico.
  • Product Description
    Hitachi Echelon MRI System/Oasis MRI, Software. These are software controlled MRI devices. || Product Usage: || The Echelon and Oasis MR systems are imaging devices, intended to provide the physician with physiological and clinical 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
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Hitachi Ltd
  • Source
    USFDA