BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    Z6Ms transesophageal transducers used on ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound systems, Z6Ms model 10436113. Radiology: The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transesophageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Neurological-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctive with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.

    Recall: Z-0667-2017 · Reported December 7, 2016

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-0667-2017
    Event ID
    75639
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    December 7, 2016
    Initiation Date
    November 7, 2016
    Classification Date
    November 28, 2016
    Termination Date
    May 26, 2017
    Address
    685 E Middlefield Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043-4045, United States

    Description

    Z6Ms transesophageal transducers used on ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound systems, Z6Ms model 10436113. Radiology: The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transesophageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Neurological-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctive with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.

    Reason

    Firm received reports about "acquisition errors" and the deterioration of material covering the articulating section of the Z6Ms transesophageal transducer.

    Code Info

    Model number 10436113 -Z6Ms Transesophageal tranducer. US Serial numbers: 63229007 63229008 63432010 63530518 63322007 63230009 63260584 63530516 63432007 63319012 63332004 63325007 63328003 63328007 63332002 63029015 63329017 63230003. Foreign serial numbers: 63260585 63230002 63029009 63329018 63229011 63432015 63229012 63430524 63029016 63360611 63360612 63432017.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Internationally to AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SOUTH AFRICA, NETHERLANDS, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, and ITALY, JAPAN, SWEDEN

    Quantity

    33