—#158187

Product

Artis zee/zeego and Artis Q/Q.zen system, x-ray, angiographic AXIOM Artis zee 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 AXIOM Artis-zee/zeego and Q/Q.zen family include cardiac angiography, neuro angiography, general angiography, rotational angiography, operating room angiography, multipurpose angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures. AXIOM 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
Affected lot / code info: Artis zee floor- Serial number: 137623 137165 137282 137618 137226 136513 136562 137118 137103 137461 137510 137193 137479 137425 137540 137532 137314 137295 137582 137592 136568 137075 137130 137188 137131 137146 136607 136579 137388 137470 124007 124015 137347 137638 137389 137595 137245 137620 137335 137617 137607 136500 136515 137369 137569 136479 137119 124051 136488 136550 136450 136408 136547 136508 136517 124039 137360 137311 137320 136586 136520 137521 137639 136548 137645 137395 137093 137018 136483 136555 137421 137551 137471 137591 137239 137438 136614 137384 137011 136567 124034 137403 137391 137296 137458 136970 137229 137112 136561 136505 124006 137244 137231 137219 137513 137224 137217 136979 137329 137328 136557 136558 137511 136503 137297 136582 136570 137567 136459 136518 136609 136594 124056 137579 137218 137518

Why it was recalled

Due to a leak in the cooling system, fluids could potentially seep into the equipment cabinet. Loss of coolant can results in a cooling system failure and subsequent system failure. This leek can occur sporadically in affected systems.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Unknown/Undetermined by firm

Action the firm took

Siemens mailed a Customer Safety Advisory Notice (CSAN) dated February 18, 2016, to affected customers informing them that their service organization will contact them to arrange a date to perform the corrective action (replacement of affected plastic couplings to prevent fluid leaks). Customers were advised to contact Siemens service organization for an appointment to schedule the work 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

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-02-18
Terminated: 2017-11-17
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #158187. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.