Events

Recall of ARTIS ZEE FLOOR

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
    127852
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-11-01
  • 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
    If the system is not turned off manually at regular intervals an automatic reset of the large display controller can occur. during the reset the system switches for approximately 1-2 minutes into the bypass fluoro mode. during this time only the native fluoroscopic image is displayed.

Device

ARTIS ZEE FLOOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 10094135 (Lot serial: 137167); Model Catalog: 10094141 (Lot serial: 153854); Model Catalog: 10094137 (Lot serial: 147097)
  • Product Description
    ARTIS ZEE FLOOR
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

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