Events

Recall of Device Recall SOMATOM Force

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
    69957
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0971-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-12-03
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-01-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-04-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=132029
  • 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
    System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    Artifacts are found in acquired imaging on the somatom force.
  • Action
    A customer advisory notice, dated December 3, 2014, was sent to end users that identified the product, problem, and action to be taken. Customers were informed that new software would be installed via remote access.

Device

Device Recall SOMATOM Force
  • Model / Serial
    Model number: 10742326, serial numbers 75437, 75454, 75464, 75450, 75467, 75475, 75439.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    PA, MA, MN, SC, MD, and TX.
  • Product Description
    SOMATOM Force; the intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, 51 Valley Stream Pkwy, Malvern PA 19355-1406
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA