FDA Recall Terminated

ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound systems at software versions VA20A or VA20B. Model number 10433816. The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications.

Recall: Z-1584-2015 · Initiated July 11, 2012

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1584-2015
Event Number
71122
Firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
FEI Number
2936884
Product Code
IYN
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
July 11, 2012
Posted
May 6, 2015
Terminated
May 6, 2015
Address
685 E Middlefield Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043-4045

Description

ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound systems at software versions VA20A or VA20B. Model number 10433816. The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications.

Reason

In certain situations, loss of post exercise images can occur in Stress Echo.

Action

On 07/11/2012 a field corrective action was initiated via update programs US016/12/P to update all affected SC2000 customers to software version VA20C, which contains the fix to the described issue. Each customer received a site visit to install the software update.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- US and Albania, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, P.R. China, Philippines, Portugal, Rep. of Yemen, Republic Korea, Russian Fed., San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.A.E., United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

Quantity

476