Events

Recall of Device Recall Shimadzu SONIALVISION G4 Xray TV System

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

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
    75833
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0917-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-11-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-12-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=151433
  • 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, fluoroscopic, image-intensified - Product Code JAA
  • Reason
    Shimadzu medical systems is recalling shimadzu x-ray tv system sonialvision due to possibility of oil leaking from the x-ray tube housing under certain conditions.
  • Action
    An urgent medical device recall notice and a field safety notice dated 11/20/16 was sent to customers to inform them that Shimadzu Corporation has identified a potential issue in the Shimadzu X-ray TV System SONIALVISION G4. Shimadzu informed their customers that they have received a report that oil had leaked from X-ray tube device of SONIALVISION G4 during examination. Customers are informed of the description of the issue, the actions planned by Shimadzu to correct the issue, and the actions that should be taken by the customer. Customers are instructed to contact their local Shimadzu representative or contact Shimadzu National Technical Support at (800) 228-1429.

Device

Device Recall Shimadzu SONIALVISION G4 Xray TV System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial No. 41C351641002 41C351643001 41C351641003 41C351641001 41C351646001 41C351646002 41C351647001 41C35164A001 41C35164B001 41C35164C001 41C351651001 41C351651002  41C351653003 41C351653002 41C351653004 41C351653005 41C351654002 41C351655001 41C351655002 41C351655003 41C351656001  41C351659001 41C35165A001 41C35165A002 41C35165A003 41C35165B001 41C35165B002 41C351661001 41C351661002 41C351662001 41C351663001 41C351663002 41C351664001 41C351664002 41C351664004 41C351664005 41C351665001 41C351665003 41C351665002
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US: TX, NY, SD, PA, MD, OH, IA, IN, MT, IL, FL, SC, OR, CA, AR, GA, CT, NV, PA, NE, WA
  • Product Description
    Shimadzu X-ray TV System, Catalog No. SONIALVISION G4
  • Manufacturer
    Shimadzu Medical Systems

Manufacturer

Shimadzu Medical Systems
  • Manufacturer Address
    Shimadzu Medical Systems, 20101 S Vermont Ave, Torrance CA 90502-1328
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Shimadzu Corp.
  • Source
    USFDA