—#84981

Product

Acuson X300 systems at software versions 1.00.00 to 1.0.10 and 2.0.00 to 2.0.02, model numbers 10037409, 10132987, and 10038837, manufactured by Siemens Medical Solutions ultrasound business unit, Mountain View, CA Medical device is an ultrasound imaging system for general radiology, fetal, abdominal, intraoperative, pediatric, small parts, neonatal/adult cephalic, cardiac, transesophageal, pelvic, transcranial, ob/gyn, urology, vascular, musculoskeletal, superficial musculoskeletal and peripheral vascular applications. The system also provides for measurements of anatomical structures and for analysis packages 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
510(k) numbers: K072676
Affected lot / code info: Serial numbers

Why it was recalled

Software Error with potential for misinterpretation of data-- The previous patient's last capture clip image can appear in the next patient's study.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

The firm, Siemens, sent a "CUSTOMER SAFETY ADVISORY NOTIFICATION" letter to its customers on July 30, 2009. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed they need to update any of the patient registration settings to reset the cine buffer so that no data is transferred between studies, if the system software is not being updated. Siemens informed the customers that a mandatory update software is being installed on their system free of charge. If you have any questions, contact (650) 969-9112.

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 (nationwide) and countries including: Albania, algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lativia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New, Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2009-07-30
Posted by FDA: 2011-04-25
Terminated: 2011-04-25
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #84981. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.