Date Initiated by Firm |
February 01, 2018 |
Date Posted |
March 30, 2018 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 01, 2020 |
Recall Number |
Z-2478-2018 |
Recall Event ID |
79665 |
Product Classification |
System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
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Product |
SOMATOM Spirit(Model 10045692 ) |
Code Information |
Serial No. 31621 31245 79670 31092 31313 31611 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc 40 Liberty Blvd Malvern PA 19355-1418
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For Additional Information Contact |
Marlynne Galloway 610-448-6471
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
A potential risk of unnecessary radiation exposure due to a software issue
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Software design |
Action |
Customers were sent notification letter via USPS with Certified Mail Receipts and Electronic Receipts. |
Distribution |
Nationwide |
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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