Recall of Device Recall Syngo Imaging Version V31

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
    52436
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1650-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-06-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-07-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-03-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Picture Archiving and Communication System - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Risk of misinterpretation of patient response to treatment: date displayed may be incorrect. filtering based on examination date may lead to an incorrect list of examinations.
  • Action
    syngo Imaging has issued a Customer Safety Advisory Notice, dated May 28, 2009, to affected customers via Update Instruction IM019/09/S. The notice informs the customers of the potential issue and provides instructions to avoid its occurrence. A software update to correct this issue is currently being developed and will be installed on affected systems by sygo's service representatives when it becomes available.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    model number 10014063. Serial numbers: 1141, 1322, 1343, 1353, 1379, 1386, 1387, 1389, 1391, 1392, 1395, 1396, 1402, 1407, 1408, and 1417
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide.
  • Product Description
    syngo Imaging Version V31 Picture Archiving and Communication System, model number 10014063.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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