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Class 2 Device Recall Siemens Magnetom Skyra, Verio, Spectra and Biograph MMR

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  Class 2 Device Recall Siemens Magnetom Skyra, Verio, Spectra and Biograph MMR see related information
Date Initiated by Firm September 12, 2012
Date Posted September 26, 2012
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on January 14, 2014
Recall Number Z-2464-2012
Recall Event ID 63197
510(K)Number K101347  K072237  K121160  K103429  
Product Classification System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging - Product Code LNH
Product Siemens Magnetom Skyra, Verio, Spectra and Biograph MMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and Tomographic Imager
Code Information Model numbers: 10276755 (Verio), 10684333 (Verio Dot), 10684334 (Verio Dot upgrade), 10432915 (Skyra), 10655588 (Spectra), and 10433372 (Biograph mMR)
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
51 Valley Stream Pkwy
Malvern PA 19355
For Additional Information Contact
610-219-6300
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 When positioning the Flex Large 4 Coil (part No. 8625761) off-center in left-right direction as it is used for example for hip and shoulder imaging and, in addition at an off-center position with respect to the head-foot direction, the coil can heat up in the area of the electronic housing (white plastic lids).
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Device Design
Action Siemens Healthcare sent a Customer Safety Advisory Notice dated September 5, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. The letter included updated instruction to all customers. For questions regarding this recall call 610-219-6300.
Quantity in Commerce 370
Distribution Nationwide Distribution - USA including Washington, DC and AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI and 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 = LNH and Original Applicant = SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC.
510(K)s with Product Code = LNH and Original Applicant = SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
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