FDA Recall Terminated

Acuson S2000 Ultrasound System with software and imaging. The Acuson S2000 ultrasound imaging systems are intended for these applications: fetal, abdominal, intraoperative, pediatric, small parts, transcranial, OB/GYN, cardiac, pelvic, neonatal/adult cephalic, vascular, musculoskeletal, superficial musculoskeletal, and peripheral vascular applications. Also for anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information that provide information to the clinician...for clinical diagnosis purposes.

Recall: Z-1832-2011 · Initiated March 1, 2010

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1832-2011
Event Number
54842
Firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
FEI Number
2936884
Product Code
IYN
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
March 1, 2010
Posted
March 28, 2011
Terminated
June 18, 2012
Address
1230 Shorebird Way P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View, CA, 94043

Description

Acuson S2000 Ultrasound System with software and imaging. The Acuson S2000 ultrasound imaging systems are intended for these applications: fetal, abdominal, intraoperative, pediatric, small parts, transcranial, OB/GYN, cardiac, pelvic, neonatal/adult cephalic, vascular, musculoskeletal, superficial musculoskeletal, and peripheral vascular applications. Also for anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information that provide information to the clinician...for clinical diagnosis purposes.

Reason

"Any 2D measurement performed in Exam Review or offline, on a zoomed Retrospective clip capture may be erroneous. This applies to 2D, 2D/PW, 2D/CW and 2D/M-mode."

Action

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. sent a Consumer Safety Advisory Notification letter on February 16, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to pass the Customer Safety Notice to all those within their organization who need to be aware of the issue until the corrective action was completed. For questions regarding this recall call 650-694-5580.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of United Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Eguypt, Spain, Finald, France, Great Britian, Germany, Hong Kong, Croatia, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Venezeula, Yemen, and South Africa..

Quantity

1903