Shimadzu X-ray TV System, Catalog No. SONIALVISION G4
- Company
- Shimadzu Medical Systems
- Recall Initiated
- November 20, 2016
- Terminated
- December 11, 2017
- Recall Number
- Z-0917-2017
- Quantity
- 39 units
- Firm Location
- Torrance, CA
Reason for Recall
Shimadzu Medical Systems is recalling Shimadzu X-ray TV System SONIALVISION due to possibility of oil leaking from the x-ray tube housing under certain conditions.
Distribution
US: TX, NY, SD, PA, MD, OH, IA, IN, MT, IL, FL, SC, OR, CA, AR, GA, CT, NV, PA, NE, WA
Lot / Code Info
Serial No. 41C351641002 41C351643001 41C351641003 41C351641001 41C351646001 41C351646002 41C351647001 41C35164A001 41C35164B001 41C35164C001 41C351651001 41C351651002 41C351653003 41C351653002 41C351653004 41C351653005 41C351654002 41C351655001 41C351655002 41C351655003 41C351656001 41C351659001 41C35165A001 41C35165A002 41C35165A003 41C35165B001 41C35165B002 41C351661001 41C351661002 41C351662001 41C351663001 41C351663002 41C351664001 41C351664002 41C351664004 41C351664005 41C351665001 41C351665003 41C351665002
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action Taken
An urgent medical device recall notice and a field safety notice dated 11/20/16 was sent to customers to inform them that Shimadzu Corporation has identified a potential issue in the Shimadzu X-ray TV System SONIALVISION G4. Shimadzu informed their customers that they have received a report that oil had leaked from X-ray tube device of SONIALVISION G4 during examination. Customers are informed of the description of the issue, the actions planned by Shimadzu to correct the issue, and the actions that should be taken by the customer. Customers are instructed to contact their local Shimadzu representative or contact Shimadzu National Technical Support at (800) 228-1429.