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Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc: AIRIS II, Altaire Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device Systems

Recall number
Z-1104-06
Recalling firm
Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc
Product
AIRIS II, Altaire Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device Systems
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2006-04-28
Posted
2006-06-10
Terminated
2008-11-24
Reason
Software anomaly-A software defect can cause the slice line indicator to become mis-positioned during Multi-Planar Reconstructions (MPR) with the potential for patient mis-diagnosis.
Root cause
Other
Action
The firm''s Field Service personnel will apprise the customers of this situation during scheduled visits at each customer location. During this visit, the corrected software will be installed by the Hitachi Field Service Technician. The installation of the software upgrades by the service technicians began on 4/28/2006. The firm anticipates that the correction of all units in their inventory as well as those units installed out-in-the-field will becompleted by 6/15/2006.
Quantity
5
Distribution
The devices were distributed to five (5) customers located in four (4)states: Colorado, Ohio, Nebraska and Texas
Lot, serial or model codes
Serial Numbers: Altaire - L217, L219, L221, L224 and L225; AIRIS II - C686-C688* [*The AIRIS units remained in Hitachi's inventory and were not distributed].
510(k) numbers
["K002420","K974212"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
LNH
Firm FEI
1528028
Firm city
Twinsburg
Firm state
OH
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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