Events

Recall of Device Recall Artis Q

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
    80286
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2303-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-01
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=165048
  • 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
    Interventional fluoroscopic x-ray system - Product Code OWB
  • Reason
    After the large display returns from power save mode, it may not show an image, and stay black without showing an error message although x-ray is still possible. the problem does not occur during an ongoing procedure. if the problem occurs, the system cannot be operated normally. it may be necessary to cancel or restart the treatment or transfer the patient to an alternate or another system.
  • Action
    On May 1, 2018, the firm notified customers via Urgent Medical Device Correction letters. Users were warned that the Large Display may not show an image after it returns from power save mode. The Large Display stays black without showing an error message although X-Ray is still possible. The problem occurs sporadically, and does not occur during an ongoing procedure. The firm stated that there should be no influence on the previous treatment of patients. Users were instructed to follow standard emergency procedures in the event of system failures. It is recommended to consider reinforcing emergency procedures until the update has been completed. The firm's service organization will contact customers to arrange a date to correct the error by updating the firmware of the affected devices. Users were asked to promptly notify and instruct accordingly all staff within their organizations who need to be aware of the issue.

Device

Device Recall Artis Q
  • Model / Serial
    121004 121019 121016 121008 121023
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, China, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Artis Q biplane, Material no. 10848282, for angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, 40 Liberty Blvd, Malvern PA 19355-1418
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA