510(K) CLEARANCES 67 ▼8RECALLS POSTED 26CLASS I 2PMA DECISIONS 40 ▼14WEEK ENDING / FDA DATA AS OF
Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-2314-2018Class II

Artis zeego, Material no. 10280959 , for angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. / initiated 2018-05-01 / Terminated / root cause: design

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc began a recall of Artis zeego, Material no. 10280959 , for angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "After the Large Display returns from power save mode, it may not show an image, and stay black without showing an error message although X-ray is still possible. The problem does not occur during an ongoing procedure...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2314-2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Product
Artis zeego, Material no. 10280959 , for angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures.
Product code
OWB Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
Reason for recall
After the Large Display returns from power save mode, it may not show an image, and stay black without showing an error message although X-ray is still possible. The problem does not occur during an ongoing procedure. If the problem occurs, the system cannot be operated normally. It may be necessary to cancel or restart the treatment or transfer the patient to an alternate or another system.
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Device Design
Action
On May 1, 2018, the firm notified customers via Urgent Medical Device Correction letters. Users were warned that the Large Display may not show an image after it returns from power save mode. The Large Display stays black without showing an error message although X-Ray is still possible. The problem occurs sporadically, and does not occur during an ongoing procedure. The firm stated that there should be no influence on the previous treatment of patients. Users were instructed to follow standard emergency procedures in the event of system failures. It is recommended to consider reinforcing emergency procedures until the update has been completed. The firm's service organization will contact customers to arrange a date to correct the error by updating the firmware of the affected devices. Users were asked to promptly notify and instruct accordingly all staff within their organizations who need to be aware of the issue.
Quantity in commerce
56
Distribution
Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, China, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
160851 160869 160943 160817 160852 160834 160972 160463 160944 160406 160913 160877 160488 160800 160884 160823 160916 160814 160872 160905 160915 160447 160481 160501 160874 160862 160860 160878 160957 160412 160856 160387 160432 160903 160917 160889 160813 160461 160912 160919 160838 160507 160487 160825 160850 160430 160801 160323 160498 160509 161004 160896 160894 160830 160519 160469

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2314-2018
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2303-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2304-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2305-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2306-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2307-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2308-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2309-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2310-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2311-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2312-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2313-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2314-2018Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated