SOMATOM Force — Class II medical device recall Z-0692-2017
Terminated recall by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, reported 2016-12-14, distributed nationwide. Siemens is providing software update version VA50A_SP3 to address the software bugs that were identified throu
| Recall number | Z-0692-2017 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Malvern, PA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2016-10-20 |
| Classified | 2016-12-02 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-12-14 |
| Terminated | 2017-05-30 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 48 units |
| Reason classes | software |
| Serial numbers | 75454, 75458, 75460, 75464, 75467, 75475, 75476, 75478, 75481, 75482, 75487, 75493, 75500, 75501, 75510, 75512, 75513, 75514, 75515, 75524, 75526, 75527, 75528, 75532, 75535 and 23 more |
| Model numbers | 10742326 |
Product
SOMATOM Force, System x-ray, tomography, computed
Reason for recall
Siemens is providing software update version VA50A_SP3 to address the software bugs that were identified through normal field monitoring and the Global Complaint Handling Process. Correction for the problems are as follows: 1. Correction to volumetric misrepresentations of high contrast objects when using ADMIRE. 2. Correction to highly sporadic scan aborts due to temporarily tube currents at 0mA. 3. Correction to missing Microsoft Hotfixes (MS16-001, MS15-135, MS15-088, MS15-048). 4. Correction to highly sporadic image artifacts caused by error signals from high voltage chain at extremely high tube currents. 5. Correction to highly sporadic incomplete image reconstruction due to temporary slow hard disk write speed. 6. Correction to highly sporadic scan aborts due to temporarily high disk load of system disk. 7. Correction to highly sporadic image artifacts generated by scatter correction in case of tube arcings.
Machine access
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