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Recall of Device Recall Acuson Antares Utrasound imaging device

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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
    54844
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1853-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-03-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-06-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=89308
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Utrasound imaging device - Product Code IYN
  • Reason
    Image captured from the device may be erroneous.
  • Action
    Acuson Customer Safety Advisory notification letters were sent March 1, 2010 by certified mail.

Device

Device Recall Acuson Antares Utrasound imaging device
  • Model / Serial
    ACUSON Antares: Model numbers: 10032747, 10037592, 10040728; SONOLINE Antares: Model numbers: 5936518, 08653771, 10037593; ACUSON Antares PE: Model Numbers: 10032746, 10037591, 10038202, 10040729. Serial Nos. beginning with 10 or 11 with software versions 4.0 and 5.0.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution to USA, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands Antilles, Angola, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, UA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and South Africa.
  • Product Description
    Acuson Antares Ultrasound Imaging System with software versions 4.0 and 5.0.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 1230 Shorebird Way, P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View CA 94043
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA