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Recall of Device Recall Hologic Delphi Bone Densitometers

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Hologic, 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
    48641
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2186-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-06-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-09-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-10-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=71781
  • 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
    Bone densitometer - Product Code KGI
  • Reason
    Software densitometer readings for left hip and lumbar spine under certain conditions may be inaccurate.
  • Action
    Hologic notified customers by registered letter titled Urgent: Medical Device Recall, dated 6/27/08, providing instructions to update the software to Version 2.3 and discard version APEX 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 manuals. If you have questions or require assistance with the software installation, contact Hologic's Help Desk at 1-800-321-4659.

Device

Device Recall Hologic Delphi Bone Densitometers
  • Model / Serial
    S/N: 70411W 70456W 71132C 71132C 71205W 70007C 70024C 70102C 70129C 70138C 70351C 70379A 70394A 70395C 70414A 70415A 70418A 70419A 70421A 70434W 70512A 70525W 70545W 70561W 70603W 70609C 70677C 70678W 70717C 70721W 70724A 70734A 70744C 70761C 70791C 70817W 70824C 70845C 70855SL 70896SL 70987W 71016C 71035W 71076C 71091C 71151C 71172SL 71188C 71223C 71231W 71239C 71255W 71257C 71287C 71342C and 71386C
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Foreign: Canada Algeria, AE, Australia, Belgium,China,France, Germany, Hungary, Hong Kong, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy,Japan,Korea, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, S. Africa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Rep., Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, UK
  • Product Description
    Hologic Delphi Bone Densitometers with Apex software versions 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 is indicated for the estimate of bone mineral density, comparison of measured variables obtained from a given scan to a database of reference values, the estimation of fracture risk, vertebral deformity assessment, body composition analysis, and discrimination of bone from prosthetics.
  • Manufacturer
    Hologic, Inc.

Manufacturer

Hologic, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Hologic, Inc., 35 Crosby Dr, Bedford MA 01730-1450
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Hologic Inc
  • Source
    USFDA