Reported Apr 6, 2016 · Terminated

The Symbia gamma camera system Product Usage: The Symbia gamma camera system is a computed tomography x-ray system…

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. · 2501 Barrington Rd · Hoffman Estates, IL · 60192-2061

Is this the product you have?

  • The Symbia
  • gamma camera system Product UsageThe Symbia gamma camera system is a computed tomography x-ray system which is a diagnostic x-ray system intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from the same axial plane taken at different angles. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories
Lot codes and dates
    • 10275879
    • 10413009
    • 04380213
    • 04380221
    • 05242826
    • 05977066
    • 05977074
    • 05984005
    • 05989079
    • 05989087
    • 05989095
    • 05991109
    • 05991117
    • 05992099
    • 07324119
    • 07324135
    • 07324143
    • 07324150
    • 07760809
    • 07760932
    • 07761161
    • 07823920
    • 07823938
    • 07823946
    • 07823953
    • 07823961
    • 07823979
    • 10151531
    • 10151532
    • 10520745
Amount recalled
726 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

We received a customer complaint that Siemens reported via the MedWatch process (1423253-2015-00002). The result of a Hazard Analysis and CAPA investigation, we have determined that for e.cam or Symbia E systems that although the existing user manual is correct, additional supplemental instructions, with the inclusion of visual aids, may further clarify and emphasize the proper collimator change

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 23, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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