Reported Jan 21, 2015 · Terminated

SOMATOM Force; the intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer…

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 · 51 Valley Stream Pkwy · Malvern, PA · 19355-1406

Is this the product you have?

  • SOMATOM Force; the intended use of computed tomography is 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 angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model number
    • 10742326
    • serial numbers 75437
    • 75454
    • 75464
    • 75450
    • 75467
    • 75475
    • 75439
Amount recalled
7

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Artifacts are found in acquired imaging on the SOMATOM Force.

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 Apr 6, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:33 PM UTC

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