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Class 2 Device Recall Siemens SOMATOM Definition

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 Class 2 Device Recall Siemens SOMATOM Definitionsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmMarch 02, 2016
Date PostedApril 19, 2016
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on December 13, 2016
Recall NumberZ-1518-2016
Recall Event ID 73593
510(K)NumberK122471 
Product Classification System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
ProductSiemens SOMATOM Definition: Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body. Computed tomography (CT) x-ray system.
Code Information Model Number: 7740769 SOMATOM Definition family of CT systems running on software versions VA44A_SP3a, VA44A_SP3b, VA44A_SP3c.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
40 Liberty Blvd
Malvern PA 19355-1418
For Additional Information ContactMarlynne Galloway
610-448-6471
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Software bugs in these SOMATOM systems could possibly cause scan aborts, re-scans of patients with additional dose, delayed diagnosis and as worst case scenarios, could possibly cause the need of additional contrast medium, accidental x-radiation to the user or impede customer workflow.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Software design
ActionSiemens initiated a Customer Advisory Notice on 03/07/2016 to inform customers about actions for bug-fixing the following systems: SOMATOM Definition AS, SOMATOM Definition Flash and SOMATOM Definition Edge, which could possibly cause scan aborts, res cans of patients with additional dose, delayed diagnosis and as worst case scenarios, could possibly cause the need of additional contrast medium. Siemens mailed certified as well as via email distribution a Customer Advisory Notice to their customers to inform them about corrective actions for bug-fixing the following systems running with software version VA44A_SP3a, VA44A_SP3b, VA44A_SP3c, correction of potential safety issues. The issues described will be corrected with software VA44_SP4, handled as update CT051/15/P. Following the installation of this update, the mentioned malfunctions will be corrected.
Quantity in Commerce1096
DistributionNationwide Distribution-including DC, and Puerto Rico and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = JAK
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