BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    ACUSON Antares 5.0 Base System, model number 10042832. Distributed by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Business Unit Ultrasound, Mountain View, CA. The ACUSON Antares is a general purpose Diagnostic Ultrasound system. Its function is to acquire primary or secondary harmonic ultrasound data and display it in: B-Mode, M-Mode, Pulsed (PW) Doppler Mode, Continuous (CW) Doppler Mode, Color Doppler Mode, Amplitude Doppler Mode, a combination of modes, Harmonic Imaging, or 3D/4D imaging on a FPD display. The Antares ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Abdominal, Intraoperative, Small Parts, Transcranial, OB/GYN, Cardiac, Transesophageal, Pelvic, Neonatal/Adult Cephalic, Vascular, Intravascular, Musculoskeletal, Superficial Musculoskeletal, Great Vessel, and Peripheral Vascular applications. The system also provides for the measurement of anatomical structures that provide information that is used for clinical diagnosis purposes.

    Recall: Z-2118-2011 · Initiated May 15, 2009

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2118-2011
    Event Number
    53013
    Firm
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    FEI Number
    2936884
    Product Code
    IYN
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Release of Material/Component prior to receiving test results
    Initiated
    May 15, 2009
    Posted
    April 29, 2011
    Terminated
    April 29, 2011
    Address
    1230 Shorebird Way P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View, CA, 94043

    Description

    ACUSON Antares 5.0 Base System, model number 10042832. Distributed by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Business Unit Ultrasound, Mountain View, CA. The ACUSON Antares is a general purpose Diagnostic Ultrasound system. Its function is to acquire primary or secondary harmonic ultrasound data and display it in: B-Mode, M-Mode, Pulsed (PW) Doppler Mode, Continuous (CW) Doppler Mode, Color Doppler Mode, Amplitude Doppler Mode, a combination of modes, Harmonic Imaging, or 3D/4D imaging on a FPD display. The Antares ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Abdominal, Intraoperative, Small Parts, Transcranial, OB/GYN, Cardiac, Transesophageal, Pelvic, Neonatal/Adult Cephalic, Vascular, Intravascular, Musculoskeletal, Superficial Musculoskeletal, Great Vessel, and Peripheral Vascular applications. The system also provides for the measurement of anatomical structures that provide information that is used for clinical diagnosis purposes.

    Reason

    Shock Hazard. The manufacturer failed to set the system power switch to "ON" during the line level leakage and high pot current draw testing.

    Action

    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. sent a Customer Safety Advisory Notification letter out on May 15, 2009. Service engineers were to visit each customer to conduct necessary testing. For questions regarding this recall call 650-694-5993.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, IL, MD, NC, OH, and UT and the countries of Australia, China, Denmark, Spain, South Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.

    Quantity

    1 unit