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Hitachi Oasis MRI System Recall: Exposed Belt Risk of Finger Injury

Hitachi Medical recalls Oasis MRI systems with exposed stainless steel belt that can cause finger cuts during use. Affected models M001-M028, M030-M108, M110-M266, M951, M9:152. Stop using immediately to prevent finger injuries.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2479-2018Medical device Hitachi ›

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The stainless steel belt which runs the length of the table underneath the tabletop is exposed when the tabletop is extended into the magnet for scanning. The firm has received two complaints where technologists have cut their fingers on this belt.

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Recalling firmHitachi Medical Systems America Inc1959 Summit Commerce Park · Twinsburg, OH 44087-2371

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Hitachi Medical recalls Oasis MRI systems where the stainless steel belt under the table can cause finger cuts when extended for scans. This hazard has led to two reported finger injuries from technologists cutting themselves on the belt. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/70833-hitachi-oasis-mri-system-recall-exposed-belt-risk-of-finger.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/70833-hitachi-oasis-mri-system-recall-exposed-belt-risk-of-finger · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2479-2018

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“Hitachi Oasis MRI System Recall: Exposed Belt Risk of Finger Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/70833-hitachi-oasis-mri-system-recall-exposed-belt-risk-of-finger. Based on FDA recall #Z-2479-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2479-2018%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 18, 2018, that Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. is recalling its Hitachi Oasis MRI system due to an exposed stainless steel belt hazard. The agency stated the recall was voluntary and initiated by the firm.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Hitachi
Product: Hitachi Oasis MRI system
Model numbers: M001 to M028, M030 to M108, M110 to M266, M951, M952

The hazard

The stainless steel belt running underneath the tabletop is exposed when the table extends into the magnet for scanning. The firm has received two complaints where technologists cut their fingers on this belt.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. has five other recalls on record since October 20, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include the I.T.S. Hand Locking Plates System (January 23, 2026) and the I.T.S. Volar Radius Plate PROlock II (January 23, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if your Hitachi Oasis MRI system has model numbers M001 to M028, M030 to M108, M110 to M266, or M951, M952. The belt is exposed when the tabletop is extended for scanning.

Brand
Hitachi
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop Using Immediately
The exposed stainless steel belt can cause finger cuts during scanning. Stop using the system until you can contact Hitachi for a fix.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide distribution.in the states of Mexico.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.

Jun 18, 2018Firm started the recall
Jul 18, 2018FDA classified it Class II
Jul 25, 2018Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Apr 20, 2020FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/70833-hitachi-oasis-mri-system-recall-exposed-belt-risk-of-finger">Hitachi Oasis MRI System Recall: Exposed Belt Risk of Finger Injury (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

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-2479-2018 (June 18, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2479-2018 to see it in context.
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