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Class 2 Device Recall SOMATOM Emotion 16

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Date Initiated by Firm April 20, 2015
Date Posted May 22, 2015
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on September 01, 2016
Recall Number Z-1645-2015
Recall Event ID 71101
510(K)Number K133424  
Product Classification System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
Product SOMATOM Emotion 16, the intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.
Code Information SOMATOM Emotion 16 (2007) 10165977  with serial numbers:  86514 32490 80553 32552 32530 86406 86558 80542 80461 86405 32512 80441 86431 80467 86425 80442 86429 86557 80434 32581 32637 32597 80448 80431 32624 32469 80446 32578 80430 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
51 Valley Stream Pkwy
Malvern PA 19355-1406
For Additional Information Contact Customer Support
610-219-6300
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Software bugs in VC20B SP0a or SP1 software versions may cause issues that could make it necessary to rescan patients. Syngo Main UI may crash if the Patient Browser is scrolled with arrow keys of the keyboard. Tomo images may freeze on the screen when zoomed in or out under the mode of CAREVision. Sporadic displaying error in WorkStream4D application. DB may lock under heavy and multitasks.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Software design
Action Siemens sent an Customer Safety Advisory Notice dated April 20, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. A remote software update is scheduled for release that will resolve the issue. For further questions, please call (610) 219-6300.
Quantity in Commerce 75
Distribution Nationwide Distribution including Puerto Rico.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC 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) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = JAK and Original Applicant = SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
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