FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

SOMATOM Emotion 16; produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.

Recall: Z-1933-2015 · Reported July 8, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1933-2015
Event ID
71484
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
July 8, 2015
Initiation Date
June 4, 2015
Classification Date
June 27, 2015
Termination Date
March 24, 2017
Address
51 Valley Stream Pkwy, Malvern, PA, 19355-1406, United States

Description

SOMATOM Emotion 16; produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.

Reason

A potential safety issue involving two (2) broken screws and one (1) bowed, which is used to fix the Balance Weight of the DMS in the gantry, was found during a service call at the customer site.

Code Info

model numbers: 10165977, with serial numbers: 32310 32254 32322 32317 32303 32295 32327 32309 32319 32237 32326 32259 32323 32257 32298 32315 32268 32244 32252 32293 32349 32313 32334 32301 32339 32277 32292 32281 32273 32320 32324 32346 32270

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution.

Quantity

40 total