Events

Recall of Device Recall Syngo Imagaing

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
    49496
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0102-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-08-22
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-10-15
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-11-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=73623
  • 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
    Radiological Image Processing System - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Image may not be visible after merge.
  • Action
    The recalling firm issued Customer Safety Advisory Notice dated 8/22/08 to inform the consignees of the potential issue and provide instruction to avoid its occurrence. To avoid potential risk of this issue, users are asked to check whether the extended HL7 messages as stated in the letter are mandatory for their RIS-PACS workflow, and disable these messages if they are not. Siemens is preparing a modification under the UI IM086/08/S for the affected versions of syngo Imaging that will resolve the potential malfunction. The field modification will be immediately distributed and installed by the firm's Service as soon as it is available.

Device

Device Recall Syngo Imagaing
  • Model / Serial
    Model number 10014063. Serial numbers: 1005, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1049, 1053, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1061, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1071, 1074, 1076, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1086, 1089, 1090, 1095, 1105, 1107, 1112, 1116, 1119, 1124, 1174, 1188, 1198, 1202, 1203, 1210, 1218, 1226, 1227, 1229, 1240, 1246, 1247, 1258, 1269, 1271, 1278, 1279, 1282, 1316, 1322, 1329, 1334, 1343, 1351, and 1353.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution --- including states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, and WI.
  • Product Description
    Syngo Imaging with versions VB20B, VB20D, VB20F, VB20G, VB25B, VB30A, VB30A_SP1, and VB30A_SP2.
  • 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
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA