Events

Recall of Ultrasound System

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
    54718
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0896-2011
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-01-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-06-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=89055
  • 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
    Transducer, ultrasonic, diagnostic - Product Code ITX
  • Reason
    Software safety guard measures on the device malfunctioned to prevent the temperature from going over its limits when the device is used.
  • Action
    Field notification in the form of a Customer Safety Advisory Notice was initiated on 09/30/2009 by the firm, and the notice was mailed to all affected customers Siemens sent a CUSTOMER SAFETY ADVISORY NOTIFICATION letter on September 30, 2009. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to disconnect and reconnect the V5Ms transducer between uses until their local Customer Service Engineer installs the software update to their system. For any questions customers were to contact their local service support person. For questions regarding this recall call 650-694-5398.

Device

Ultrasound System
  • Model / Serial
    Model Numbers begins with 1003, 1004, 059 and 086 with product version 5.0, and softeare version 200.0.079
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - United States (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    Acuson Antares Ultrasound System || Diagnostic Ultrasound system
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 1230 Shorebird Way, P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View CA 94043
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA