Reported May 9, 2018 · Terminated
SOMATOM Emotion 6 Intended to produce cross-sections 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 Emotion 6 Intended to produce cross-sections images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data.
- Lot codes and dates
- 10046766
- Amount recalled
- 1301
This recall covers 15 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 14 are below.
2 more are in the archive.
Why it was recalled
To inform customers of possible incorrect tube current calculations by the CARE Dose4D algorithm for head scans based on p.a. (posterior-anterior) or a.p. (anterior-posterior) topograms. Depending on the geometrical shape of the skull bone, it may happen in rare cases that the calculated dose distribution is not appropriate and could lead to unnecessary radiation exposure
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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