Events

Recall of Artis zee Floorstand, Artis zee Biplane Floorstand and Artis zee Multi Purpose systems with SW version VC21B(fluoroscopic angiographic x-ray system)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Siemens Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2015-RN-00483-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-06-05
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00483-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    A possible position sensor fault in the swivel base axis not being detected by the system software may cause the c-arm system to move faster than normal when movement is enabled by the operator. the system will not move of its own accord, movement must still be initiated by the operator, however the system can unexpectedly exceed its usual speed, potentially resulting in a collision.
  • Action
    This issue will be remedied with software update (Patch 12). Following the installation of this update, the possible speed of the Artis system will be limited to the permissible level. This action has been closed-out on 19/08/2016.

Device

Artis zee Floorstand, Artis zee Biplane Floorstand and Artis zee Multi Purpose systems with SW ve...
  • Model / Serial
    Artis zee Floorstand, Artis zee Biplane Floorstand and Artis zee Multi Purpose systems with SW version VC21B(fluoroscopic angiographic x-ray system)Catalogue numbers: 10094135, 10094141, 10094139 ARTG Number - 102177
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Ltd

Manufacturer

Siemens Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens AG
  • Source
    DHTGA