Recall Register

Device recall: Hologic Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System: SEL-00002, SEL-00013, SEL-00030, SEL-00039. The Selenia Full…

Class II FDA enforcement event 68298. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System defective relay switch, if there is a need to use the emergency off switch, the system may not turn off which could result in patient injury

Class II, in the words of FDA

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

Hologic, Inc. started this device recall on 13 May 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Danbury, CT. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 68298 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 11 Jun 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 18 Aug 2014.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Distributed in Puerto Rico, and the states of CA, NY, and TX, and the country of Republic of Korea.

Recalling firm

Hologic, Inc., Danbury, CT.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 68298: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1700-2014Hologic Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography System: SEL-00002, SEL-00013, SEL-00030, SEL-00039. The Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography system generates digital mammography images that can be used for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer.11 unitsClass IITerminated11 Jun 2014
Z-1701-2014Hologic M-IV Mammography System; Model M4--00001. Intended to produce radiographic images of the breast. For screening and diagnostic imaging of the breast.3 unitsClass IITerminated11 Jun 2014

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2014
1,176
Share of these events in Class II
91%
Product records in this event
2Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
41

Other events of the firm

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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68298. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/68298/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
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Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Distributed in Puerto Rico, and the states of CA, NY, and TX, and the country of Republic of Korea.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 68298?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 11 units
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
91% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class II.