Events

Recall of Device Recall Hitachi Scenaria CT System Software

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
    62372
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2037-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-05-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-07-19
  • 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=110356
  • 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
    Hitachi discovered a software error in the reconstruction status function that creates a potential risk that a patient study will not be fully reconstructed. when multiple reconstructions are queued for processing, if a queue is suspended and the task order changed, the second queue may not reconstruct the full range of slices. this may result in missing diagnostic data.
  • Action
    Hitachi sent a "Device Correction Notice" dated May 4, 2012 to their customers. The notice identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to "not use the Reconstruction Status" function to suspend active reconstructions until the software problem can be corrected. They also informed their customers that a representative will visit their facility to install the software update to permanently resolve the issue at no cost to the facility. For further information regarding this notice call 800-800-3106 x3720.

Device

Device Recall Hitachi Scenaria CT System Software
  • Model / Serial
    Serial #'s S5001 - S5011
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution to the following states of: MD, MI, MX, ND, NY, OH and TX.
  • Product Description
    Hitachi Scenaria CT System Software || Product Usage: The Scenaria system is indicated to acquire axial volumes of the whole body including the head. The images can be acquired in either axial, helical, gated or dynamic modes. The volume datasets acquired by the Scenaria can be post processed by the Scenaria to provide additional information. Post processing capabilities included in the Scenaria software include CT angiography (CTA), Multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) and volume rendering.
  • 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