Reported Mar 31, 2021 · Terminated

Ultrasonic pulsed doppler imaging system - Product Usage: intended for use by trained personnel (doctor, Sonographer,…

Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc · 1959 Summit Commerce Park · Twinsburg, OH · 44087-2371

Is this the product you have?

  • Ultrasonic pulsed
  • doppler imaging system - Product Usageintended for use by trained personnel (doctor, Sonographer, etc.) for the diagnostic ultrasound evaluation of Fetal, Abdominal, Intra-operative (Spec.), Intraoperative (Neuro.), Laparoscopic, Pediatric, Small Organ (Spec.), Neonatal Cephalic, Adult Cephalic, Trans-rectal, Trans-vaginal, Trans-esoph. (non-Card.), Musculo-skel. (Convent.), Musculo-skel. (Superfic.), Wound (Cavernous/Non-Cavernous), Gynecology, Cardiac Adult, Cardiac Pediatric, Trans-esophageal (card.), Peripheral vessel, Endoscopy clinical applications
Lot codes and dates
  • Asset Tag
    • U8AR0479 Arietta 850 software version 4.0.0
    • 4.0.1
    • and 4.0.2
Amount recalled
1

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • TX

Why it was recalled

Arietta 850 software version 4.0.0., 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 has an error in the focus point and transducer aperture settings in the SWE function. When the affected software with SWE function is used in conjunction with the C252 probe, this error can result in out of specification MI/TI acoustic output. The MI/TI acoustic output is higher than regulatory limits.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 4, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:43 PM UTC

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