Events

Recall of Device Recall Hitachi SCENARIA CT 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
    74714
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2392-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-06-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-11-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148276
  • 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, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    The firm discovered that the centrifugal force applied to the power supply may cause it to fail over time. the exam performed at the time of the failure will likely be lost, resulting in the need to rescan the patient.
  • Action
    Hitachi sent an Device Correction Notice dated April 1, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were informed that there is a problem with the Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc.CT system; the issue is with a power supply in the CT gantry sub-system. During fast rotation (i.e., 35 sec), the centrifugal force applied to the power supply may cause it to fail over time. For further questions, please call (330) 425-1313 ext. 3720.

Device

Device Recall Hitachi SCENARIA CT System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial #'s: S5002-S5014; S5017-S5038
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Distribution to the states of : CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MD, NC, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX & WY., and Internationally to Brazil and Mexico.
  • Product Description
    Hitachi Scenaria Computed Tomography System Hitachi Medical Systems America, Twinsburg, OH 44087
  • 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