Reported Aug 5, 2015 · Terminated

ACUSON S2000 and ACUSON S3000 ultrasound systems with the Virtual Touch IQ option; Model numbers: 10041461, 10440017…

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 S2000 and ACUSON S3000 ultrasound systems with the Virtual Touch IQ option
  • Model numbers10041461, 10440017 -S2000 system 10441730 -S3000 system VTIQ
  • Option- 10439521 and 10439522 RadiologyThe ultrasound imaging systems are
  • intended for the following applicationsFetal, Abdominal, Intraoperative, Pediatric, Small Parts, Transcranial, OB/GYN, Cardiac, Pelvic, Neonatal/Adult Cephalic, Vascular, Musculoskeletal, Superficial Musculoskeletal, and Peripheral Vascular applications
Lot codes and dates
  • Model numbers
    • 10041461
    • 10440017 - S2000 system
    • 10441730 - S3000 system
    • VTIQ Option - 10439521 and 10439522
  • Serial numbers for US

    169 of 169 codes

    • 210104
    • 211147
    • 211148
    • 210257
    • 211071
    • 201387
    • 201389
    • 206511
    • 206574
    • 206592
    • 206619
    • 206732
    • 206832
    • 208718
    • 208772
    • 210931
    • 211483
    • 212156
    • 212157
    • 202555
    • 210055
    • 210061
    • 210423
    • 210426
    • 210427
    • 210629
    • 206049
    • 210032
    • 210128
    • 210334
    • 210361
    • 211742
    • 211334
    • 211156
    • 211165
    • 211215
    • 211180
    • 211183
    • 208220
    • 210666
    • 211158
    • 211338
    • 211425
    • 211611
    • 212064
    • 211091
    • 210343
    • 203158
    • 211278
    • 210692
    • 210748
    • 210777
    • 210010
    • 210479
    • 211550
    • 211551
    • 205213
    • 211123
    • 211448
    • 211709
  • Serial numbers for ROW

    460 of 460 codes

    • 211768
    • 210671
    • 211803
    • 212186
    • 206153
    • 206181
    • 210340
    • 210752
    • 210763
    • 211060
    • 211182
    • 211351
    • 211705
    • 210494
    • 210935
    • 207083
    • 207298
    • 207553
    • 208176
    • 203090
    • 203106
    • 206480
    • 210105
    • 210725
    • 210799
    • 211059
    • 211262
    • 210064
    • 202134
    • 203148
    • 203282
    • 203549
    • 205242
    • 205260
    • 205381
    • 206678
    • 206756
    • 206819
    • 206857
    • 207988
    • 209048
    • 209088
    • 209120
    • 211085
    • 211397
    • 206341
    • 210085
    • 211432
    • 211445
    • 210144
    • 210225
    • 210620
    • 210793
    • 211178
    • 207878
    • 210218
    • 210707
    • 210718
    • 211041
    • 208127
Amount recalled
629 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

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Potential measurement error on ACUSON S Family ultrasound system. When repositioning the Virtual Touch IQ region of interest from the original (default) location, the lateral position of the measurement tool may not align with the lateral position of the shear velocity data.

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 Oct 19, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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