Events

Recall of Siemen SOMATOM Definition AS CT 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
    20794
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-11-02
  • 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
    Manufacture has become aware that in rare cases the small light marker window used for positioning the laser and integrated in the front cover of the ct could loosen and drop out. in this case there is a risk that a person touches rotating or electrical parts of the gantry when reaching through the window opening. there is a risk for serious injury.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Siemen SOMATOM Definition AS CT Systems

Manufacturer

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