Events

Recall of ARTIS zee/Q systems with Large Display

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Siemens Healthcare Pty 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-2018-RN-00449-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-08
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2018-RN-00449-1
  • 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
    It has been identified by siemens that the large display does not show an image due to a technical problem. this might occur after the large display returns from power save mode. the large display stays black without showing an error message. x-ray is still possible.The problem occurs sporadically and only when the display is returning from power save mode. it does not occur during an ongoing procedure.
  • Action
    Siemens is advising they will contact impacted customers to arrange a firmware update to correct this issue.

Device

ARTIS zee/Q systems with Large Display
  • Model / Serial
    ARTIS zee/Q systems with Large DisplayCatalogue Numbers: 10094137, 10094135, 10280959, 10848281, 10848283, 10094141WAND Number: 160415-WAND-6LT3VYARTG Number: 273952Siemens Healthcare - X-ray system, diagnostic, fluoroscopic, angiographic, stationary, digital
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

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