Recall Z-1520-2016 ยท JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash; Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body. Computed tomography (CT) x-ray system.
| Date | Apr 19, 2016 (initiated Mar 2, 2016) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | 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. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | Siemens initiated a Customer Advisory Notice on 03/07/2016 to inform customers about actions for bug-fixing the following systems: SOMATOM Definition AS, SOMATOM Definition Flash and SOMATOM Definition Edge, which could possibly cause scan aborts, res cans of patients with additional dose, delayed diagnosis and as worst case scenarios, could possibly cause the need of additional contrast medium. Siemens mailed certified as well as via email distribution a Customer Advisory Notice to their customers to inform them about corrective actions for bug-fixing the following systems running with softwa |
| Quantity | 1096 |
| Distribution | Nationwide Distribution-including DC, and Puerto Rico and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K121072 | SOMATOM DEFINITION FLASH Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., May 8, 2012 |