Events

Recall of SYMBIA T SERIES GAMMA CAMERA/CT SCANNERS

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
    49872
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-06-24
  • 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 patient safety issue when using the symbia radiation therapy pallet (rtp). the issue occurs when a patient is not iso-centred before starting a scan and a non-circular orbit is selected.

Device

SYMBIA T SERIES GAMMA CAMERA/CT SCANNERS

Manufacturer

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