Recall Or Safety Alert for SOMATOM Definition Flash, SOMATOM Definition Edge, SOMATOM Definition AS and SOMATOM Definition with syngo software version CT2012B and SOMATOM Definition AS with software version syngo CT2013B

According to Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Via FOI), this recall or safety alert involved a device in Spain that was produced by Siemens AG Healthcare.

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Safety Alert
  • Date
    2014-01-10
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    AEMPSVFOI
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Spain is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, 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 Spain.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Possibility of blocking the screen of certain models and software versions of the SOMATOM Definition Systems, manufactured by Siemens AG Healthcare, Germany, during the interventionist procedures

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    AEMPSVFOI