510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Shimadzu Medical Systems

Gardena, CA91 decisions1989–20215 recalls

FDA records 91 decisions for Shimadzu Medical Systems (Gardena, CA) from 1989 to 2021: 91 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes JAK (System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed) and JAA (System, X-Ray, Fluoroscopic, Image-Intensified). Its devices cite 15 predicates, 11 of them its own earlier devices. 5 recalls are linked to its devices.

FDA’s records also spell it “Shimadzu Corporation Medical Systems”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, radiology panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Shimadzu Medical Systems’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

1in 2021

2008: 42021: 1
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

1in 2026

2014: 12015: 12018: 12020: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Shimadzu Medical Systems by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Shimadzu”

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