FDA Recall Terminated

Acuson Antares Ultrasound Imaging System with software versions 4.0 and 5.0.

Recall: Z-1853-2011 · Initiated March 1, 2010

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1853-2011
Event Number
54844
Firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
FEI Number
2936884
Product Code
IYN
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
March 1, 2010
Posted
March 30, 2011
Terminated
June 18, 2012
Address
1230 Shorebird Way P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View, CA, 94043

Description

Acuson Antares Ultrasound Imaging System with software versions 4.0 and 5.0.

Reason

Image captured from the device may be erroneous.

Action

Acuson Customer Safety Advisory notification letters were sent March 1, 2010 by certified mail.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution to USA, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands Antilles, Angola, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, UA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and South Africa.

Quantity

3539