FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc: Ultrasound Transducer, Model Number: UST-5550-R, is used in conjunction with a diagnostic ultrasound system evaluation during robotic and non-robotic intra-operative and laparoscopic procedures.
- Recall number
- Z-0816-2018
- Recalling firm
- Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc
- Product
- Ultrasound Transducer, Model Number: UST-5550-R, is used in conjunction with a diagnostic ultrasound system evaluation during robotic and non-robotic intra-operative and laparoscopic procedures.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-10-20
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-04-16
- Reason
- The ultrasound probe may not have adequate protection against electrical shock hazards.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- Hitachi must recall the lot of UST-5550-R Transducers from S/N 1 to S/N 155. If you have a serial number in this range, please contact Hitachi Service at (800) 800-4925 to schedule the recall. Hitachi Sales will contact you regarding the options for a replacement transducer.
- Quantity
- 55
- Distribution
- Distributed in 21 states: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, MO, NC, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WV.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- 17 21 32 37 38 39 41 43 45 46 48 57 58 59 61 63 64 69 73 77 78 81 82 86 87 92 96 97 99 107 108 109 114 115 116 118 120 121 122 126 129 130 132 135 139 140 141 143 144 147 148 151 155
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K152126"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- ITX
- Firm FEI
- 1528028
- Firm city
- Twinsburg
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28