FDA Enforcement
Class II
Terminated
SOMATOM Emotion 6; 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-1934-2015
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Reported July 8, 2015
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-1934-2015
- 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 6; 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: 10165888 with serial numbers: 29161 29185 29186 29165 29176 29181 29198
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution.
Quantity
40 total