Company: Siemans- ACUSON Aspen Diagnostic Ultrasound System 
Date of Enforcement Report  3/12/2008
 Class:ll
PRODUCT
 Siemans- ACUSON Aspen Diagnostic Ultrasound System, general purpose Diagnostic Ultrasound system, Model Number: 8247887, Recall # Z-0719-2008
REASON
 Software error: Error affects all Aspen customer systems using the PAL video standard configuration and has a Perspective PC installed. This can lead to a measurement error under this specific condition: On secondary capture images/clips stored from within any Perspective advanced display option (specifically: 3D Surface Rendering, 3D MultiPlanar Reconstruction, Color Doppler 3D MultiPlanar Reconstruction or FreeStyle extended imaging, FreeStyle compounding, or FreeStyle dynamic CDI technology).
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Mountain View, CA, by Urgent Medical Device Notification on September 18, 2007. Firm Initiated recall is ongoing.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
 242 units
DISTRIBUTION
 Nationwide and Internationally
