Events

Recall of ACUSON SEQUOIA C256 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - MAIN UNIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC..

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
    24488
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2002-10-10
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    This is a software update to correct the overheating issue mentioned in hpb-361 (022305). deadline to complete this modification is february 28 2003.

Device

ACUSON SEQUOIA C256 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - MAIN UNIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 82 46 951 (Lot serial: NUMEROUS SN'S (TOTAL=51)); Model Catalog: 82 45 875 (Lot serial: NUMEROUS SN'S (TOTAL=51))
  • Product Description
    MODELS 8245875 AND 8246951
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC.

Manufacturer

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MOUNTAIN VIEW
  • Source
    HC