Class 2 Device Recall ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System

• Date Initiated by Firm: January 12, 2015
• Date Posted: February 05, 2015
• Recall Status: Terminated on November 12, 2015
• Recall Number: Z-1056-2015
• Recall Event ID: 70362
• 510(K)Number: K123622
• Product Classification: System, imaging, pulsed doppler, ultrasonic - Product Code IYN
• Product: ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System, Model 10433816, component 10040596 - UILK2.; ; The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-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 adjunctively with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.
• Code Information: Model number 10433816. serial numbers 401100 to 401400.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.; 685 E Middlefield Rd; Mountain View CA 94043-4045
• For Additional Information Contact: Sheila Pickering; 650-694-5398
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The bolt holding the control panel of the ACUSON SC2000 in a fixed position may fail and the Control panel cannot be locked into position.
• FDA Determined Cause: Component design/selection
• Action: Siemens Medical sent an Customer Safety Advisory Notification to all affected customers on January 12, 2015 , via Certified mail, return receipt requested.The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. At this time there is not mitigation to avoid risk associated with this issue. Local Customer Service Engineers will be contacting each site to replace the console. Until the necessary repairs have been completed, please share the information with all uses of the device. If you have any questions, please contact your local service support person for information regarding timelines and status. Until the necessary repairs have been completed on your system, please share this information with all personnel within your organization who need to be aware of this issue. As always, patient safety issues are a very high priority. To date, no patient injury has been reported. This problem was discovered as part of our ongoing quality process. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this condition may cause in your daily operations. For further questions please call (650) 694-5398.
• Quantity in Commerce: 230
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belarus, Canada, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, P.R. China, Philippines, Portugal, Republic Korea, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, U.A.E. and United Kingdom.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = IYN and Original Applicant = SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC.