Reported May 13, 2015 · Terminated

ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound systems at software versions VA16C, VA16D and VA16E. Model 10433816. Product…

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. · 685 E Middlefield Rd · Mountain View, CA · 94043-4045

Is this the product you have?

  • ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound systems at software versions VA16C, VA16D and VA16E. Model 10433816
  • Product UsageThe SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is
  • intended for the following applicationsCardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctively with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes. Typical examination performed
  • using the SC2000 Ultrasound System areCardiac Imaging Applications and Analysis; Vascular Imaging Applications and Analysis; Superficial Imaging Applications; Intraoperative Imaging Applications; Transcranial Imaging Applications
Lot codes and dates
    • Model 10433816
    • software versions VA16C
    • VA16D and VA16E
  • Device serial numbers
    • 400230
    • 400708
    • 400462
    • 400467
    • 400460
    • 400461
    • 400084
    • 451021
    • 400743
    • 400225
    • 450122
    • 400634
    • 400687
    • 400023
    • 400126
    • 400265
    • 400717
    • 400740
    • 400458
    • 400459
    • 400678
    • 400665
    • 450123
    • 400617
    • 400485
    • 400083
    • 400092
    • 451024
    • 400223
    • 400404
    • 450143
    • 400650
    • 400663
    • 400664
    • 400577
    • 400470
    • 400479
    • 400493
    • 400519
    • 400318
    • 400674
    • 400463
    • 400484
    • 400679
    • 400680
    • 400589
    • 400466
    • 400168
    • 400139
    • 400270
    • 400308
    • 400236
    • 400689
    • 400691
    • 450151
    • 400693
    • 400615
Amount recalled
186 devices

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

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

In some cases, the system is unable to capture a clip or image during a routine scan.

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 May 6, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:34 PM UTC

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