Events

Recall of Siemens CentraLink Data Management System

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

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
    17217
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-08-21
  • 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 manufacturer has identified a task scheduler issue with the centrallink data management system (version 14). the issue may cause the software to stop executing commands, including uploading validated results to the lis. the issue is related to an internal software timer that overflows after 24 days. automated rules triggered by task schedulers or by actions in the centrallink user interface may also be affected. as each customer configuration is unique, in addition to the delay in uploading of validated results, the specific consequences of discontinued command execution will vary.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Siemens CentraLink Data Management System

Manufacturer

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