Class 2 Device Recall Siemens Symbia S series

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 23, 2012
• Date Posted: February 10, 2015
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 23, 2016
• Recall Number: Z-1086-2015
• Recall Event ID: 70259
• 510(K)Number: K041166
• Product Classification: System, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
• Product: The Siemens Symbia S series is intended to aid in detecting, localizing, diagnosing, staging and restaging of lesions, tumors, disease and organ function for the evaluation of diseases and disorders. The images produced by the system can also be used by the physician to aid in radiotherapy treatment planning and interventional radiology procedures.
• Code Information: 1) Symbia S; Materal Number: 8717741; Serial Numbers: 1001 , 1002 , 1003 , 1005 , 1006 , 1007 , 1008 , 1009 , 1010 , 1011 , 1012 , 1013 , 1014 , 1015 , 1016 , 1017 , 1018 , 1019 , 1020 , 1021 , 1022 , 1023 , 1024 , 1025 , 1027 , 1028 , 1029 , 1030 , 1031 , 1032 , 1033 , 1034 , 1035 , 1036 , 1037 , 1038 , 1039 , 1040 , 1041 , 1042 , 1043 , 1044 , 1045 , 1046 , 1047 , 1048 , 1049 , 1050 , 1051 , 1052 , 1053 , 1054 , 1055 , 1056 , 1057 , 1058 , 1059 , 1060 , 1061 , 1062 , 1063 , 1064 , 1065 , 1066 , 1067 , 1068 , 1069 , 1070 , 1071 , 1072 , 1073 , 1074 , 1075 , 1076 , 1077 , 1078 , 1079 , 1080 , 1081 , 1082 , 1083 , 1084 , 1085 , 1086 , 1087 , 1088 , 1089 , 1090 , 1091 , 1092 , 1093 , 1094 , 1095 , 1096 , 1097 , 1098 , 1099 , 1100 , 1101 , 1102 , 1103 , 1104 , 1105 , 1106 , 1107 , 1108 , 1109 , 1110 , 1111 , 1112 , 1113 , 1114 , 1115 , 1116 , 1117 , 1118 , 1119 , 1120 , 1121 , 1122 , 1123 , 1124 , 1125 , 1126 , 1127 , 1128 , 1129 , 1130 , 1131 , 1132 , 1133 , 1134 , 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• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.; 2501 Barrington Rd; Hoffman Estates IL 60195-2061
• For Additional Information Contact: 847-304-7700
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: There is a potential for the linear bearing car to fail allowing the ball bearings to fall out.
• FDA Determined Cause: Component design/selection
• Action: Consignees were not notified of this issue.
• Quantity in Commerce: 719 systems (global)
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY), and the countries of AUSTRALIA , AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH , BELGIUM , BRAZIL , BULGARIA , CANADA , CHILE , CHINA , COLOMBIA , CROATIA , CZECH REPUBLIC , DENMARK , ECUADOR , EGYPT , FINLAND , FRANCE , GERMANY , GREECE , HONG KONG , HUNGARY , INDIA , INDONESIA , IRAN , IRELAND , ISRAEL , ITALY , JAPAN , KUWAIT , LATVIA , LITHUANIA , MEXICO , MOROCCO , NETHERLANDS , NEW ZEALAND , NORWAY , PERU , PHILIPPINES , POLAND , PORTUGAL , QATAR , ROMANIA , RUSSIA , SAUDI ARABIA , SINGAPORE , SLOVAKIA , SOUTH AFRICA , SPAIN , SWEDEN , SWITZERLAND , TAIWAIN , THAILAND , TUNISIA , TURKEY , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM , and VENEZUELA.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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