Company: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Date of Enforcement Report 4/27/2016
Class lI:
PRODUCT
Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash: Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body.
Recall Number Z-1520-2016
REASON
Siemens initiated a Customer Advisory Notice on 03/07/2016 to inform customers about actions for bug-fixing the following systems: SOMATOM Definition AS, SOMATOM Definition Flash and SOMATOM Definition Edge, which could possibly cause scan aborts, res cans of patients with additional dose, delayed diagnosis and as worst case scenarios, could possibly cause the need of additional contrast medium..
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Malvern, PA on 3/2/2016. Voluntary: Firm Initiated recall is ongoing.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
1096
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide
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