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Z-2392-2016Class II

Hitachi Scenaria Computed Tomography System Hitachi Medical Systems America, Twinsburg, OH 44087

FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation / initiated 2015-06-30 / Terminated / root cause: design

Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc began a recall of Hitachi Scenaria Computed Tomography System Hitachi Medical Systems America, Twinsburg, OH 44087 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "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". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2392-2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation
Product
Hitachi Scenaria Computed Tomography System Hitachi Medical Systems America, Twinsburg, OH 44087
Product code
JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Reason for recall
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.
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Component design/selection
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.
Quantity in commerce
33 units
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 codes and lots
Serial #'s: S5002-S5014; S5017-S5038

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2392-2016
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2392-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated