—#120286

Product

Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound systems at software version 3.0. Mfg name: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Mountain View, CA 94043 Medical Device for human use. Ultrasound imaging system used to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician for clinical diagnosis purposes.

FDA product code: IYN — System, Imaging, Pulsed Doppler, Ultrasonic
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K123622
Affected lot / code info: Model# 10433816 Software Version 3.0 Serial#'s: 401239 401189 401214 400416 400599 400600 401254 401260 401259 401161 400836 401111 401290 400641 401116 401236 401245 401241 401255 401361 400141 401108 401109 401213 400675 400882

Why it was recalled

Software issue results in inaccurate 3D image may result in ablation in wrong location.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Siemens sent an Customer Safety Advisory Notification letter to all affected customers on July 10, 2013.The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer Letters provide steps to mitigate the risk and inform users that a software fix will be installed as soon as it is available. Siemens Service Engineers will contact all locations to arrange installation once fix is available. All personnel who use the ACUSON should be notified of the issue. Update September 17, 2013 : After discussion with CDRH, Siemens revised their letter to state that procedures using the ACUSON SC2000 system with BioSense Webster CARTO 3 equipped with CARTOSOUND Module and SoundSTAR Catheter should not be performed until the users system has been updated with the software upgrade that resolves the issue. For further questions please call (650) 694-5398.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Address: 685 E Middlefield Rd, Mountain View, California 94043-4045

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including the states of IL, PA, AZ, OR, OH, NY, CO, TX and CA., and the countries of France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Turkey.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-07-10
Posted by FDA: 2013-10-23
Terminated: 2013-11-25
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #120286. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.