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Device product

Hitachi Echelon Oval MRI system is a diagnostic imaging device (one unit per package) and is intended to provide the physician with physiological and clinical information, obtained non-invasively and without the use of ionizing radiation.

Z-2564-2014

August 18, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc
Event
Event 68758
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
39 systems
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2564-2014

Official wording

Reason: The Gradient Coil was found to have a failure mode that allowed it to overheat and become a burn hazard.

Code information: Product Codes: Y001, Y002, Y003, Y004, Y005, Y006, Y007, Y008, Y009, Y010, Y011, Y012, Y014, Y015, Y016, Y101, Y102, Y103, Y105, and Y951. To be updated as firm submits information.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: CA, DE, FL, ID, KS, KY, MD, MS, NY, OH, and WY; countries of: Japan, Brazil, France, Germany, and Kyrgyzstan.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The Gradient Coil was found to have a failure mode that allowed it to overheat and become a burn hazard.