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Siemens branded SOMATOM Emotion and SOMATOM Sensation families of CT… — recall Z-1302-2016

U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement · United States · 2016-02-15 · Class II

As described by U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement: Siemens branded SOMATOM Emotion and SOMATOM Sensation families of CT systems intended 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 angles or spiral planes taken at different angles.

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Agency
U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement
Recall identifier
Z-1302-2016
Date of alert
2016-02-15
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk level
Class II
Risk type
recall
Brand
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Product category
device
Product type
Devices
Recall status
Terminated — the recall action is complete and the FDA has closed it
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Distribution
US (nationwide) including Guam and the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WA.
Reported risk: Siemens is initiating this recall due to a potential malfunction and hence potential hazard to patients and personnel when using the SOMATOM Emotion or SOMATOM Sensation systems in conjunction with the use of the cardio licenses "Cardio Pro" and "Cardio Retro".
Primary source: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfRes/res.cfm?start_search=1&

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