Shimadzu Digital Angiography Systems: Electromagnetic Contactors May Weld Together
Shimadzu Medical Systems recalls Digital Angiography Systems Trinias:UD150G-40 / D150GC-40 and BRANSIST safire:UD150G-40 models due to risk of current supply even when power is off. Affected units have specific serial numbers listed in the recall.
Lower-risk recall
Electromagnetic contactors within high voltage generator may weld together, resulting in current being supplied to power supply even if power is off.
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What happened, in plain English
Shimadzu Medical Systems is recalling several digital angiography and radiography systems because electromagnetic contactors inside the high-voltage generator may weld together, causing power to be supplied even when the system is turned off. This could lead to unintended operation or damage. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/49457-shimadzu-digital-angiography-systems-electromagnetic-contactors-may-weld-together.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/49457-shimadzu-digital-angiography-systems-electromagnetic-contactors-may-weld-together · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2294-2026
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“Shimadzu Digital Angiography Systems: Electromagnetic Contactors May Weld Together.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49457-shimadzu-digital-angiography-systems-electromagnetic-contactors-may-weld-together. Based on FDA recall #Z-2294-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2294-2026%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Electromagnetic contactors within the high-voltage generator can weld together, causing the system to supply power even when it's turned off. This may lead to unintended operation or damage but does not pose an immediate risk of injury or death.
Who’s affected
Healthcare facilities and medical professionals who own or use the affected Shimadzu Digital Angiography Systems Trinias:UD150G-40 / D150GC-40 and BRANSIST safire:UD150G-40 models. The risk is low as the hazard is specific to certain units with listed serial numbers.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your system has the model numbers listed: Trinias:UD150G-40 / D150GC-40 or BRANSIST safire:UD150G-40. Affected units have specific serial numbers from the list provided in the recall.
- Brand
Shimadzu Medical Systems- Category
Medical device
What to do — step by step
Check Your System
Verify if your system matches the model numbers listed in the recall: Trinias:UD150G-40 / D150GC-40 or BRANSIST safire:UD150G-40.
Contact Shimadzu
If your system is affected, contact Shimadzu Medical Systems directly for further instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 44 states.
FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 51 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2294-2026 (April 20, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2294-2026 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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