Reported Oct 14, 2015 · Terminated

SOMATOM Definition Flash; intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc · 40 Liberty Blvd · Malvern, PA · 19355-1418

Is this the product you have?

  • SOMATOM Definition Flash; intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angles or spiral planes taken at different angles.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model# 10430603 with Serial numbers
    • 73476
    • 73586
    • 73544
    • 73648
    • 73636
    • 73621
    • 73533
    • 73423
    • 73424
    • 73520
    • 73493
    • 73459
    • 74191
    • 73487
    • 73492
    • 73494
    • 73497
    • 73013
    • 73657
    • 73535
    • 73667
    • 73490
    • 73513
    • 74192
    • 73697
    • 73635
    • 73471
    • 73405
    • 73600
    • 73558
    • 73591
    • 73546
    • 73478
    • 73504
    • 73413
    • 73674
    • 73445
    • 73547
    • 73420
    • 73430
Amount recalled
113 total

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

software bug issues for SW-Version VA48A_SP0. The following safety issues were resolved: 1) Correction to improve visual warning and error indication son the gantry display. 2) Correction to improve acquisition data in order to optimize image quality. 3) Correction to improve robustness and general system behavior in some exception handling procedures. 4) Correction to improve auto post processin

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Dec 5, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:46 PM UTC

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