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Device recall: Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System with software versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x The Selenia Full Field Digital Mamm
Hologic, Inc. (Danbury, CT) initiated this device recall on 6 Sep 2013; FDA lists 1 product record under event 66195, classified Class II.
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. 90% of the 1,236 device enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 13 Dec 2013. 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., Danbury, CT.
Reason for recall
"Software: When the Selenia upon meeting the hard drive threshold of 4,000 images, may delete the most recently dated images"
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA including the states of AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, KY, LA, NE, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA and WV., and the countries of Canada, Denmark, Iran, Italy, Mexico and…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2301-2013 | Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System with software versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x The Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography system generates digital mammography images that can be used for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. The Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System is intended for use in the same… | 62 systems | Class II | Terminated | 9 Oct 2013 |
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: "Software: When the Selenia upon meeting the hard drive threshold of 4,000 images, may delete the most recently dated images"
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 including the states of AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, KY, LA, NE, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA and WV., and the countries of Canada, Denmark, Iran, Italy, Mexico and…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 13 Dec 2013. "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.