Altaire Shoulder Coil, an accessory to the Altaire MRI system. The shoulder coil is a two-channel, receive only coil that functions at 29.641 MHz band. It consists of a cable and a coil (imaging) body. A portion of the cable is referred to as the balun assembly or balun trap. The shoulder coil assembly is packaged in a cardboard box with foam inserts.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued September 26, 2007).
- Recall Initiated
- July 30, 2007
- Posted
- September 26, 2007
- Terminated
- October 5, 2010
- Recall Number
- Z-1263-2007
- Quantity
- 273
- Firm Location
- Twinsburg, OH
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
Overheating; A portion (balun assembly) of the cable that connects the shoulder coil to the actual MRI unit may malfunction and result in overheating of the balun assembly. The overheating of the balun assembly could result in injury to the patient or operator if either came into contact with the assembly.
Distribution
Nationwide: U.S. A. to include: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, & WY.
Lot / Code Info
Serial Numbers: 203, 303, 305, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 323, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332, 333, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390,, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402,, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 432, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 445, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497 499, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 509, 510, 512, 513, 514, 515 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603.
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
On 7/30/07, Hitachi sent a Device Correction letter via courier with receipt tracking to all affected customers outlining the risk of overheating of the cable balun assembly and subsequent risk of patient/operator injury. The letter notifies customers that (1) Hitachi will be contacting them in the future to schedule an on-site visit for replacement of the Altaire Shoulder Coil; (2) the replacement will begin in September, 2007 and continue until all affected coils are replaced; and (3) customers that have noticed overheating of the cable balun assembly are urged to notify Hitachi for immediate replacement service.