Reported Apr 27, 2016 · Terminated

Siemens SOMATOM Definition, SOMATOM Definition AS, SOMATOM Definition Flash and SOMATOM Definition Edge; Intended to…

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?

  • Siemens SOMATOM Definition, SOMATOM Definition AS, SOMATOM Definition Flash and SOMATOM Definition Edge; Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body. Computed tomography (CT) x-ray system.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model Number10590000 SOMATOM Definition family of CT systems running on software versions VA44A_SP3a, VA44A_SP3b, VA44A_SP3c
Amount recalled
1096

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

Software bugs in these SOMATOM systems could possibly cause scan aborts, rescans of patients with additional dose, delayed diagnosis and as worst case scenarios, could possibly cause the need of additional contrast medium, accidental x-radiation to the user or impede customer workflow.

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 13, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:14 PM UTC

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