Mobius Imaging AIRO Mobile CT System Recall: Risk of Unintended Motion During Startup
Mobius Imaging recalls AIRO Mobile CT System Model MobiCT-32 due to risk of unintended motion during startup. Affected units may cause injury if the tilt-drive motor has a connection issue or broken sensor wire.
Use caution until it’s fixed
If the tilt-drive motor has an intermittent connection or broken encoder or sensor wire there is a risk of unintended or unpredictable device motion while the CT system is homing the axis at startup or preparing for a scan.
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What happened, in plain English
Mobius Imaging recalls its AIRO Mobile CT System (Model MobiCT-32) because a faulty tilt-drive motor could cause the device to move unexpectedly during startup or scan preparation. This poses a risk of injury if the system moves without warning. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/72944-mobius-imaging-airo-mobile-ct-system-recall-risk-of-unintended.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/72944-mobius-imaging-airo-mobile-ct-system-recall-risk-of-unintended · Updated September 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0715-2018
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“Mobius Imaging AIRO Mobile CT System Recall: Risk of Unintended Motion During Startup.” GovInfoNow, updated September 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72944-mobius-imaging-airo-mobile-ct-system-recall-risk-of-unintended. Based on FDA recall #Z-0715-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0715-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The tilt-drive motor may have an intermittent connection or broken encoder/sensor wire. This can cause the CT system to move unpredictably while homing the axis at startup or preparing for a scan, potentially causing injury.
Who’s affected
Healthcare facilities using the AIRO Mobile CT System for X-ray computed tomography in adults weighing under 400 lbs are most at risk. Patients and staff could be injured if the system moves unexpectedly during startup.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the model number MobiCT-32 on the AIRO Mobile CT System. The device is intended for adult patients weighing under 400 lbs (182 kg) and not for pediatric patients.
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What to do — step by step
Check Motor Connections
Inspect the tilt-drive motor for any signs of intermittent connections or broken encoder/sensor wires.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 26 states.
FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
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-0715-2018 (September 26, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0715-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 17, 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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