Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2018 - (Recall #: Z-2479-2018)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2018.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Hitachi Oasis MRI system Product Usage: Hitachi MR system is an imaging device and is intended to provide the physician with physiological and clinical information, obtained non-invasively and without the use of ionizing radiation. The Oasis system produces transverse, coronal, sagittal, oblique, and curved crosssectional images that display the internal structure of the head, body, or extremities. The images produced by the MR systems reflect the spatial distribution of protons (hydrogen nuclei) exhibiting magnetic resonance. The NMR properties that determine the image appearance are proton density, spin-lattice relaxation time (T1), spin-spin relaxation time (T2), and flow. When interpreted by a trained physician, these images provide information that can be useful in diagnosis determination.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: June 18, 2018

Date Posted: July 25, 2018

Recall Number: Z-2479-2018

Event ID: 80464

Reason for Recall:

The stainless steel belt which runs the length of the table underneath the tabletop is exposed when the tabletop is extended into the magnet for scanning. The firm has received two complaints where technologists have cut their fingers on this belt.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 264

Code Information:

M001 to M028, M030 to M108, M110 to M266, M951, M952

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide distribution.in the states of Mexico.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated