Events

Recall of ARTIS ZEE FLOOR

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

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
    25045
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-01-04
  • 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
    There is a potential misalignment in the connection of the remote foot switch and the stationary unit. this potential malfunction may occur if either the wireless foot switch or the stationary unit is equipped with improper firmware installed in the bluetooth interface performing the communication between foot switch and system.

Device

ARTIS ZEE FLOOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 10094135 (Lot serial: ); Model Catalog: 10280959 (Lot serial: N/A); Model Catalog: 10094139 (Lot serial: ); Model Catalog: 07555365 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    ARTIS ZEE FLOOR
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED - HEALTHCARE

Manufacturer

SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED - HEALTHCARE
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    HC