Z-1342-2019Class II

Artis Q (material 10848280, 10848281, 10848282) -

Name: Z-1342-2019 Artis Q (material 10848280, 10848281, 10848282) -
Creator: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Published: 2019-04-09
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. / initiated 2019-04-09 / Terminated / root cause: software

FDA source

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc began a recall of Artis Q (material 10848280, 10848281, 10848282) - Product Usage: AXIOM Artis zee and Q/ Q.zen is a family of dedicated angiography systems developed for single... on 2019-04-09. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "In affected Artis systems the movement of the floating tabletop may be blocked after a collision sensor has been activated during system movement". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1342-2019
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2019-04-09
Posted: 2019-05-15
Terminated: 2020-04-23
Recalling firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Product: Artis Q (material 10848280, 10848281, 10848282) - Product Usage: AXIOM Artis zee and Q/ Q.zen is a family of dedicated angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures including, but not limited to, pediatric and obese patients. Procedures that can be performed with the AXIOM Artis zee and Q/ Q.zen family include cardiac angiography, neuro angiography, general angiography, rotational angiography, operating room angiography, multipurpose angiography and whole body radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures. AXIOM Artis zee and Q/ Q.zen can also support the acquisition of position triggered imaging for spatial data synthesis.
Product code: IZI System, X-Ray, Angiographic
Reason for recall: In affected Artis systems the movement of the floating tabletop may be blocked after a collision sensor has been activated during system movement.
Root cause tag: software
FDA root cause: Software design
Action: On April 9, 2019, the firm distributed Urgent Medical Device Correction letters to affected customers. Customers were informed that ARTIS systems equipped with certain motor control units may encounter with hardware failure, and planned procedures may need to be terminated and performed on an alternative x-ray system. The firm stated their service organization would contact customers shortly to arrange a date to perform a software update to correct the issue. For an earlier appointment or if you have any questions, you may contact the firm at 1-800-888-7436. Customers were asked to promptly notify and instruct all staff at the organization who need to be aware of the notice. Additionally, if you further distributed the product, please identify your customers and notify them at once of this recall.
Quantity in commerce: 459 (116 US)
Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL,AR, AZ, CA, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA , WA WI and WV. and Foreign countries.
Product codes and lots: Serial Number 105121 105122 105123 105124 105125 111129 111130 111127 111106 111128 123245 123246 123240 123239 123244

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1342-2019
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1339-2019	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2019-05-22	2019-05-15
Z-1340-2019	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2019-05-22	2019-05-15
Z-1341-2019	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2019-05-22	2019-05-15
Z-1342-2019	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2019-05-22	2019-05-15

Product code IZI

K123529Class IIArtis Q and Q.zen- Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. / cleared 2013-02-26

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)