Events

Recall of ARTIS Q

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED.

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
    47380
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-03-25
  • 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
    It was identified that there is potential that an electrical connection in the equipment cabinet has not been installed correctly. in potential fault scenarios (e.G. if several live wires become defective) and under certain conditions this may prevent a safety mechanism on the system side from taking effect thus compromising the electrical safety of the system. the resulting potential hazard situation has not yet occurred. the issue identified is exclusive to systems of type artis q and artis q.Zen.

Device

ARTIS Q
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 10848282 (Lot serial: 121067); Model Catalog: 10848281 (Lot serial: 121067); Model Catalog: 10848280 (Lot serial: 121067); Model Catalog: 10848282 (Lot serial: 103024 109089 109106); Model Catalog: 10848281 (Lot serial: 103024 109089 109106); Model Catalog: 10848280 (Lot serial: 103024 109089 109106); Model Catalog: 10848282 (Lot serial: SERIAL: 103006 103020); Model Catalog: 10848353 (Lot serial: 105012); Model Catalog: 10848280 (Lot serial: SERIAL: 103006 103020); Model Catalog: 10848281 (Lot serial: SERIAL: 103006 103020)
  • Product Description
    ARTIS Q
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • Manufacturer Address
    OAKVILLE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    HC