Events

Field Safety Notices about Artis zee systems with SW version VC21 C, VD11, and Megalix Cat + X-ray tubes

According to Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), this field safety notices involved a device in Slovenia that was produced by Siemens Healthcare GmbH.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2016-10-27
  • Event Country
    Slovenia
  • Event Source
    AMPMDRS
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from Slovenia is current through February 2019. All of the data comes from the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), 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 Slovenia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    For artis systems with software version vc21 c, vd11, and megalix cat+ x-ray tubes, the semi-automatic focus switch may in cases of a special type of defect in foci "small" and "micro" (if present), does not work as intended when pressing the footswitch multiple times. this special type of focus defect, that causes the failure of the semi- automated focus switch, becomes more likely as the service life of the x-ray tube increases. as a matter of clarification systems with software version vc21 bare not affected. .

Device

Artis zee systems with SW version VC21 C, VD11, and Megalix Cat + X-ray tubes

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare GmbH
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    AMPMDRS