FDA recall record

Siemens Medical Solutions USA SOMATOM Emotion 6; the intended use of computed tomography is recall — FDA Z-1644-2015

Software bugs in VC20B SP0a or SP1 software versions may cause issues that could make it necessary to rescan patients. Syngo Main UI may crash if the…

Class IIclassification
Z-1644-2015official record ID
Jun 3, 2015report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-1644-2015
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Report dateJun 3, 2015
Recall initiation dateApr 20, 2015
Quantity75
LocationMalvern, PA, United States

Official product description

SOMATOM Emotion 6; the intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.

Why the product was recalled

Software bugs in VC20B SP0a or SP1 software versions may cause issues that could make it necessary to rescan patients. Syngo Main UI may crash if the Patient Browser is scrolled with arrow keys of the keyboard. Tomo images may freeze on the screen when zoomed in or out under the mode of CAREVision. Sporadic displaying error in WorkStream4D application. DB may lock under heavy and multitasks.

Distribution information

Nationwide Distribution including Puerto Rico.

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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