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Sonialvision g4

Official notice

12 Apr 2022

Last checked

12 Apr 2022

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Sonialvision g4. Following Shimadzu's investigation, it was noted that there is a potential issue with the system software that could cause: 1) The x-ray irradiation rate (pulse rate) of pulse fluoroscopy to be different then set value, 2) The beam hardening filter during fluoroscopy to be different then set value, 3) The calculated dose displayed on the screen to be higher than actual dose (the correct does is displayed if an area dosimeter is installed). The malfunctions could lead to improper measurements of pulse rate, setting of beam hardening filter and/or inaccurate dose displayed on display screen. Recall start date: Mar 23, 2022 Published 2022-04-12.

What to do now

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Recall number

64042

Official notice

2022-04-12

The hazard

Following Shimadzu's investigation, it was noted that there is a potential issue with the system software that could cause: 1) The x-ray irradiation rate (pulse rate) of pulse fluoroscopy to be different then set value, 2) The beam hardening filter during fluoroscopy to be different then set value, 3) The calculated dose displayed on the screen to be higher than actual dose (the correct does is displayed if an area dosimeter is installed). The malfunctions could lead to improper measurements of pulse rate, setting of beam hardening filter and/or inaccurate dose displayed on display screen. Recall start date: Mar 23, 2022

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Recall Numbers

64042

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected Products - Sonialvision G4, Lot or Serial Number - 41C351653001, 41C3534B4001, Model or catalog number - 503-78000-22, 503-78000-52

Risk / hazard

Following Shimadzu's investigation, it was noted that there is a potential issue with the system software that could cause: 1) The x-ray irradiation rate (pulse rate) of pulse fluoroscopy to be different then set value, 2) The beam hardening filter during fluoroscopy to be different then set value, 3) The calculated dose displayed on the screen to be higher than actual dose (the correct does is displayed if an area dosimeter is installed). The malfunctions could lead to improper measurements of pulse rate, setting of beam hardening filter and/or inaccurate dose displayed on display screen. Recall start date: Mar 23, 2022

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Shimadzu, Sonialvision G4.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

64042

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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