Events

Recall of Artis Q, Q.zen, zeego, zee systems

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Siemens Healthcare GmbH.

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
    22026
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-26
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Siemens Healthcare (NZ) Ltd, Millennium Centre, Part Level 2, Building A, 600 Great South Road, Ellerslie, AUCKLAND 1051
  • Reason
    The wireless foot switch can fail due to impacts by external factors, such as electrostatic discharge that exceeds a certain intensity. if the wireless foot switch fails, it will no longer be possible to use it to release radiation. it will still be possible to trigger exposures if a wired foot switch or hand switch is present. fluoroscopy with the hand switch is not possible.
  • Action
    Software to be upgraded

Device

Artis Q, Q.zen, zeego, zee systems

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare GmbH
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens AG
  • Source
    NZMMDSA