Z6Ms transesophageal transducers used on ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound… — Class II medical device recall Z-0667-2017
Terminated recall by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., reported 2016-12-07, distributed nationwide. Firm received reports about "acquisition errors" and the deterioration of material covering the articulating s
| Recall number | Z-0667-2017 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Mountain View, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2016-11-07 |
| Classified | 2016-11-28 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-12-07 |
| Terminated | 2017-05-26 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AT, DE, IT, JP, MX, NL, SE, ZA |
| Quantity | 33 |
| Serial numbers | 63029009, 63029015, 63029016, 63229007, 63229008, 63229011, 63229012, 63230002, 63230003, 63230009, 63260584, 63260585, 63319012, 63322007, 63325007, 63328003, 63328007, 63329017, 63329018, 63332002, 63332004, 63360611, 63360612, 63430524, 63432007 and 5 more |
| Model numbers | 10436113, Z6MS |
Product
Z6Ms transesophageal transducers used on ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound systems, Z6Ms model 10436113. Radiology: The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transesophageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Neurological-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctive with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.
Reason for recall
Firm received reports about "acquisition errors" and the deterioration of material covering the articulating section of the Z6Ms transesophageal transducer.
Machine access
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