—#84462

Product

ACUSON Antares 5.0 Base System, model number 10042832. Distributed by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Business Unit Ultrasound, Mountain View, CA. The ACUSON Antares is a general purpose Diagnostic Ultrasound system. Its function is to acquire primary or secondary harmonic ultrasound data and display it in: B-Mode, M-Mode, Pulsed (PW) Doppler Mode, Continuous (CW) Doppler Mode, Color Doppler Mode, Amplitude Doppler Mode, a combination of modes, Harmonic Imaging, or 3D/4D imaging on a FPD display. The Antares ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Abdominal, Intraoperative, Small Parts, Transcranial, OB/GYN, Cardiac, Transesophageal, Pelvic, Neonatal/Adult Cephalic, Vascular, Intravascular, Musculoskeletal, Superficial Musculoskeletal, Great Vessel, and Peripheral Vascular applications. The system also provides for the measurement of anatomical structures that provide information that is used for clinical diagnosis purposes.

FDA product code: IYN — System, Imaging, Pulsed Doppler, Ultrasonic
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
Affected lot / code info: Serial number 116283.

Why it was recalled

Shock Hazard. The manufacturer failed to set the system power switch to "ON" during the line level leakage and high pot current draw testing.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Release of Material/Component prior to receiving test results

Action the firm took

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. sent a Customer Safety Advisory Notification letter out on May 15, 2009. Service engineers were to visit each customer to conduct necessary testing. For questions regarding this recall call 650-694-5993.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Address: 1230 Shorebird Way P.O. Box 7393, Mountain View, California 94043

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, IL, MD, NC, OH, and UT and the countries of Australia, China, Denmark, Spain, South Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2009-05-15
Posted by FDA: 2011-04-29
Terminated: 2011-04-29
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #84462. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.