—#148124

Product

Artis zee/ zeego, Artis Q/ Q.zen, stand alone system, software controlled Model numbers: 10094135, 10094137, 10094139, 10094141, 10280959, 10848281, 10848282, 10848283, 10848353, 10848255 Artis zee / zeego and Q/ Q.zen is a family of dedicated angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures including, but not limited to, pediatric and obese patients. Procedures that can be performed with the Artis zee / zeego and Q/ Q.zen include cardiac angiography, neuro angiography, general angiography, rotational angiography, operating room angiography, multipurpose angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures. Artis zee / zeego and Q/ Q.zen can also support the acquisition of position triggered imaging for spatial data synthesis.

FDA product code: IZI — System, X-Ray, Angiographic
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K073290, K123529
Affected lot / code info: Serial Numbers: 121185,147996,121169,105032,109190,109191,109197,109198,125100,158225,161021,154847,124083,123050,109187,124102,121167,125021,121163,117125,148001,158234,148010,158229,121171, 109183,109181,131101,158226,109194,117124,158244,109179,158238,109188,121179,137714,121168,158246,161022,121175,121173,154859,109186,158230,123046,158227,109189,123052,105029,105030

Why it was recalled

Due to an error in the 19 Live Display, image reproduction may fail in the examination room and the potential exists for the loss of images immediately after system startup.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

Siemens sent an Important Customer Safety Notice dated July 7, 2016, by certified mail to customers to inform them of the corrective action they plan to take to prevent potential loss of the image display for live images in the examination room after system startup. Siemens service organization will contact each customer to arrange a date to resolve the issue with a software update of the monitor firmware via AX012/16/S. For questions regarding this recall call 610-448-6461.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Address: 40 Liberty Blvd, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355-1418

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Distribution to AL,AZ,CA,CO,IA,IL,MA,MD,MI,MN,MO,NE,NJ,NY,OH,OR,PA,RI,TX,VA,WA,WI,WV

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-07-07
Terminated: 2016-12-13
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #148124. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.