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—#65690

Product

Siemens, ACUSON Antares, Ultrasound System (Standard and Premium Edition), 5.0 Systems with software version 200.0.054, P/N : 10032747 and 10032746 standard, 10032746, 10037591, and 10038202 for premium edition, Siemens, Ultrasound Division, Mountain View, CA 94039

FDA product code

IYN — System, Imaging, Pulsed Doppler, Ultrasonic

Device class

Class 2

Medical specialty

Radiology

510(k) numbers

K063803

Affected lot / code info

Serial numbers : 114792, 114819, 114822, 114827, 114829, 114839, 114843, 114844, 114845, 114846, 114847, 114848, 114849, 114851, 114859, 114860, 114861, 114863, 114864, 114871, 117874, 114876, 114880, 114881, 114882, 114885, 114890, 114891, 114894, 114895, 114909, 114910, 114912, 114918, 114921, 114927, 114928, 114930, 114931, 114935, 114941, 114944, 114947, 114948, 114949, 114953, 114957, 114958, 114959, 114960, 114962, 114963, 114971, 114977, 114978, 114730, 114735, 114745, 114761, 114781, 114785, 114826, 114865, 114868, 114869, 114896, 114936, 5000, 5001, 112919, 112925, 112971, 112980, 112981, 112984, 112989, 112992, 113005, 113009, 113013, 113015, 113037, 113040, 113041, 113042, 113045, 113048, 113051, 113052, 113053, 113055, 113058, 113061, 113067, 113068, 113075, 113076, 113079, 113080, 113101, 113102, 113105, 113143, 113145, 113147, 113204, 113225, 113257, 113259, 113302, 113407, 113411, 113414, 113462, 113469, 113566, 113682, 113706, 113715, 113759, 113767, 113803, 113825, 113826, 113827, 113828, 113829, 113831, 113832, 113834, 113835, 113841, 113843, 113846, 113847, 113848, 113849, 113850, 113851, 113852, 113856, 113863, 113873, 113900, 113917, 113921, 113945, 113947, 113950, 113957, 113980, 113986, 114014, 114043, 114052, 114061, 114164, 114172, 114176, 114186, 114233, 114254, 114255, 114271, 114274, 114313, 114351, 114356, 114363, 114406, 114461, 114474, 114475, 114481, 114482, 114493, 114536, 114573, 114583, 114584, 114590, 114596, 114587, 114602, 114612, 114614, 114616, 114617, 114621, 114640, 114644, 114647, 114652, 114655, 114661, 114665, 114669, 114671, 114675, 114687, 114690, 114694, 114699, 114703, 114706, 114716, 114721, 114728, 114734, 114732, 114740, 114742, 114743, 114744, 114749, 114751, 114753, 114754, 114755, 114757, 114759, 114760, 114762, 114764, 114768, 114770, 114771, 114773, 114775, 114777, 114782, 114789, 114790, 114791, 114792, 114793, 114794, 114796, 114799, 114802, 114805, 114807, 114808, 114809, 114810, 114811, 114813, 114818, 114819, 114820, 114821, 114822, 114825, 114827, 114828, 114829, 114831, 114833, 114834, 114835, 114836, 114838, 114842, 114843, 114844, 114844, 114845, 114846, 114847, 114848, 114849, 114850, 114851, 114853, 114857, 114859, 114860, 114861, 114863, 114864, 114866, 114870, 114873, 114878, 114886, 114899, 114901, 114908, 114914, 114916, 114920, 114926, 114937, 114939, 114940, 114943, 114945, 114950, 114955, 114973, 113322, 113904, 114228, 114415, 114524, 114528, 114566, 114568, 114623, 114630, 114632, 114635, 114636, 114645, 114646, 114651, 114672, 114685, 114717, 114723, 114724, 114725, 114726, 114727, 114729, 114733, 114736, 114737, 114739, 114741, 114746, 114747, 114748, 114750, 114752, 114758, 114769, 114765, 114766, 114767, 114779, 114780, 114783, 114784, 114786, 114788, 114795, 114797, 114798, 114800, 114801, 114803, 114804, 114806, 114812, 114814, 114816, 114823, 114824, 114830, 114832, 114837, 114840, 114841, 114852, 114854, 114855, 114858, 114862, 114867, 114868, 114869, 114872, 114875, 114877, 114879, 114887, 114888, 114889, 114892, 114893, 114897, 114898, 114900, 114902, 114903, 114904, 114905, 114907, 114911, 114913, 114915, 114919, 114922, 114923, 114924, 114925, 114929, 114933, 113249001, 113344001, 113458001, 113593001, 113731001, 113887001, and 113159001

Why it was recalled

Image errors: A software problem results in on-screen indications (graphics) that lead the user to believe that the patient's right and left and the transducer orientation are oriented the same. This is not the case and the actual patient's right and left are reversed from the on-screen indicators.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

The firm sent a recall letter, Urgent Medical Device Notification, to consignees on 07/10/2007, to be followed by a service visit by Siemens personnel for a mandatory software update to be installed. Short term the users were instructed to avoid increasing the SieClear compounding levels to an Advanced SieClear compounding setting after an L/R invert action with Biopsy guidelines on-screen.

Recalling firm

Firm

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Address

1230 Shorebire Way P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View, California 94043

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Worldwide: Product was distributed to medical facilities Nationwide including the states of OH, FL, IL, NY, CA, NH, TX, NJ, PA, MD, MO, GA, WA, WI, NE, WV, HI, MA, SC, MI, VA, AZ, UT, NH, RI, KY, SD, and IN, and internationally to Canada, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Chile, South Korea, Mexico, France, UK, Taiwan, Singapore, Denmark, Brazil, New Zealand, Ireland, Belgium, Norway, Serbia, Vietnam, UK, Poland, China, Spain, South Africa, Austria, Croatia, Russia, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, India, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey, Thailand, Norway, Slovakia, Romania, Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2007-07-10

Posted by FDA

2008-01-09

Terminated

2010-12-20

Status

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Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #65690. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.