Events

Recall of Device Recall Syngo.plaza

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
    78677
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0524-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-08-23
  • 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=160104
  • 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, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    When a prior study is being replaced in the workflow step, in certain scenarios (based on the display protocol configuration) the prior study will only be replaced in the active workflow step and not show in all other workflow steps. the other workflow steps will continue to show the initially loaded study.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthineers distributed Urgent Customer Advisory Notices to their customers via courier service. Customers were advised to always verify date and time of the displayed study during workflow step change to ensure that the desired images are being displayed. Otherwise, please replace the displayed initial study in the workflow step with the expected study. Customers with any questions, call Siemens Customer Care Centre at 888-826-9702.

Device

Device Recall Syngo.plaza
  • Model / Serial
    Model Number - 10863171, 10863172, 10863173
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    Syngo.plaza systems with SW VB20A, Model Number - 10863171, 10863172, 10863173 || Product Usage: || Syngo.plaza is a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) intended to display, process, read, report, communicate, distribute, store and archive digital medical images. It supports the physician in diagnosis and treatment planning. Syngo.plaza also supports storage and archiving of DICOM Structured reports. In a comprehensive imaging syngo.plaza integrates Hospital/Radiology Information Systems (HIS/RIS) to enable customer specific workflows. Syngo.plaza optionally uses a variety of advanced postprocessing applications.
  • 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