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Device recall: Hologic Fluoroscan Mini C-Arm Model with InSight2, Software version 4.0 and 4.0.1 The device is a Mini C-arm Fluoroscopi
FDA enforcement event 63180 is a device recall by Hologic, Inc. of Bedford, MA, initiated 14 Sep 2012 and classified Class II, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 823 device enforcement events initiated in 2012 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 10 Jan 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Hologic, Inc. has 41 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Hologic, Inc., Bedford, MA.
Reason for recall
"InSight2, version 4.0 and 4.0.1 - DICOM images stored in PACS may be flipped 180¿around vertical axis. InSight FD, version 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 - DICOM images stored in PACS may be lipped 180¿ around vertical axis as well as 180¿ around a horizontal axis."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Argentina, Australia,Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan Korea,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2452-2012 | Hologic Fluoroscan Mini C-Arm Model with InSight2, Software version 4.0 and 4.0.1 The device is a Mini C-arm Fluoroscopic Imaging System designed to provide -physicians with general fluoroscopic visualization of a patient, including but not limited to surgical orthopedic and podiatry use, critical and emergency… | 414 units | Class II | Terminated | 3 Oct 2012 |
| Z-2453-2012 | Hologic Fluoroscan Mini C-Arm Model with InSight- FD Software Version 5.0.1and 5.0.2 The device is a Mini C-arm Fluoroscopic Imaging System designed to provide -physicians with general fluoroscopic visualization of a patient, including but not limited to surgical orthopedic and podiatry use, critical and emergency… | 46 units | Class II | Terminated | 3 Oct 2012 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Hologic, Inc.
All 41 events for Hologic, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "InSight2, version 4.0 and 4.0.1 - DICOM images stored in PACS may be flipped 180¿around vertical axis. InSight FD, version 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 - DICOM images stored in PACS may be lipped 180¿ around vertical axis as well as 180¿ around a horizontal axis."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Argentina, Australia,Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan Korea,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 10 Jan 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.