ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1541-2017 ยท LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc

Hitachi Echelon Oval MRI System

DateMar 23, 2017 (initiated Apr 16, 2015)
StatusTerminated
ReasonImage data transferred from the MRI system to a workstation showed errors on the slice position reference image.
Root causeSoftware in the Use Environment
ActionFormal notification letters were sent to consignees on 2/13/17. Hitachi Service will update the software at each site during visits.
Quantity25 units
DistributionUS nationwide distribution. The products were distributed to the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY. There are four (4) gove
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K113145ECHELON OVAL MRI SYSTEM
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., May 1, 2012
K151015ECHELON Oval V 5.0 MRI System
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., Jul 29, 2015
K153547ECHELON Oval V 5.1 MRI System
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., Mar 31, 2016