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Recall of Device Recall Hologic QDR4500 Bone Densitometers

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Hologic, Inc..

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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-2185-2008
  • 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=71780
  • 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 QDR4500 Bone Densitometers
  • Model / Serial
    S/N: 47733C 48128 45692A 45757W 48009C/NCE 48321C/NCE 49477W 50033C 47265C 49113C/CE 49170W/CE 49244C/CE 48815C/NCE 47638C 45801A/CE 47068C 50099C/CE 47758C 48939C 47092C 71239 45100SL 47629C 45273SL 45690SL/CE 47104C 45546A/CE 45744A/CE 45762A/CE 45633A/CE 45442SL 49189C 48783C 48397C/NCE 47763C 45916 49820 49823 49824 47339C 45597SL/CE 45520A/CE 47712C 48157W/CE 47501C 45352SL 48242C/NCE 45853SL/CE 45837SL/CE 47679C 48781C/NCE 48579C 47443 48610C 49423W/CE 49792C/CE 45434SL/CE 49848 47197C 48781C/NCE 47159W 45264 48224 45264A 45759 45759SL/CE 49404C/CE 45708SL/CE 45935SL/CE 48220W/CE 48269C/NCE 47478NCE 49194 48953C/NCE 45479A/CE 45640A/CE 49179 49576C 45496A/CE 45158SL/CE 45537A/CE 45553SL/CE 48789 47034W 45860SL/CE 45197A 45573SL/CE 50051C/CE 47822 49034W/CE 47512C 45674SL 48280C/NCE 48204W/CE 47345C 47677C/CE 45486 48063C 45550SL/CE 48064C/NCE 45668A/CE 49349C/CE 49259C/CE 47564C 47641C 48240C/NCE 49386 45523A/CE 45941SL/CE 45782SL/CE 47061C 47105C 48106C/NCE 49351C/CE 45498A/CE 48384C/NCE 45811SL/CE 49286C/CE 45443SL/CE 48231C/NCE 45492SL/CE 49367C/CE 48858C/NCE 47703C 45688SL/CE 49270W/CE 47262C 47710C 48431C/NCE 49124C/CE 48004C 45620SL/CE 48221W/CE 48963C/NCE 45495SL/CE 49366C/CE 49287C/CE 48990C/NCE 45556A/CE 47435C 45241A 45115A 48958C/NCE 48229C/NCE 45842A/CE 45247A 48899C/NCE 45816A/CE 45104 48021C/NCE 45659A/CE 47760C 45214A and 45725A/CE
  • 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 QDR4500 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