| Class 2 Device Recall AcusonX300 | |
Date Initiated by Firm | August 19, 2008 |
Date Posted | October 10, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on December 20, 2010 |
Recall Number | Z-0111-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
49412 |
510(K)Number | K072676 |
Product Classification |
Ultrasonic Pulsed Doppler Imaging System - Product Code IYN
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Product | Siemens Ultrasound, Acuson/Sonovista X300 ultrasound systems, software revisions 2.0.1 to 2.0.05, 3.0.01 and 3.0.02, manufactured by Siemens Ultrasound |
Code Information |
Sonovista: 10133170, Acuson: 10037409 (potentially affected but no volume: 10132987, 10038837). Software revisions 2.0.1 to 2.0.05, 3.0.01 and 3.0.02 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 1230 Shorebire Way P.O. Box 7393 Mountain View CA 94043
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For Additional Information Contact | 650-694-5993 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Thermal Index cranial (TIC) is not displayed for the Neo-Head exam type with the C8-5 transducer. This is a required display to support the alara principle when imaging cranial structure. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Employee error |
Action | Field correction was initiated on 8/19/2008. Under Siemens update program US020/08/S & US021/08/S Siemens service personnel make a site visit, deliver a customer safety advisory notice to the customer and correct the problem by installing the revised Software versions. After the planned field correction is performed at the customer site the Service personnel log that information through Siemens internal web or reporting tools into the Siemens field update database. |
Quantity in Commerce | 72 units |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution --- including USA and countries of France, Colombia, Poland, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Malaysia, India, Czech Republic, Croatia, Argentina, Venezuela, Italy, Philippines, Mauritius, Spain, Bolivia, Germany, Ukrain, Russia, United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa and Canada. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = IYN
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