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FDA Device recall Z-2254-2012

Hitachi Echelon MRI System/Oasis MRI, Software

On 2012-08-29 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Hitachi Echelon MRI System/Oasis MRI, Software by Hitachi Medical Systems America, citing hitachi discovered a software error with a feature called Multi-Planar Reconstruction (MPR). MPR takes an original volume dataset reconstructed in any plane view and creates a new….

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-2254-2012
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2012-06-15
Published2012-08-29
Last updated2026-09-13 11:53 UTC
CompanyHitachi Medical Systems America
DistributionUS

Product

Hitachi Echelon MRI System/Oasis MRI, Software. These are software controlled MRI devices. Product Usage: The Echelon and Oasis MR systems are imaging devices, intended to provide the physician with physiological and clinical information that can be useful in diagnosis determination.

Reason

Hitachi discovered a software error with a feature called Multi-Planar Reconstruction (MPR). MPR takes an original volume dataset reconstructed in any plane view and creates a new image set from another view (i.e. axial to coronal, coronal to sagittal, etc.). The error causes the first image in the dataset to have a right/left reversed orientation. The software error can occur randomly when execu

Identifiers

code_infoEchelon, V001 through V061, inclusive. Oasis, M001 through M105, inclusive, M951

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2254-2012%22

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