Siemens Medical Solutions USA Recalls

Hazard: Sporadic hang-up malfunctions concerning 3D reconstructions during activated "Preview Image" functionality.

Hazard: On some ACUSON S2000 ABVS systems, the inside of the transducer pod may contain sharp edges.

Hazard: Siemens became aware of a potential safety issue when using the "In-session resumption" feature of the syngo RT Therapist (RTT) 4.3 software. The RTT will send again the previously completed beam or segment for delivery to the control console, thus repeating the already delivered Monitor Units of the same beam or segment.

Hazard: A particular component may not have been fitted during the installation of some MAVIG PORTEGRA 2 systems.

Hazard: There is a risk of lost images during examination.

Hazard: Firm has become aware of an unintended behavior when using syngo.plaza and issued an Update Instruction. The Update Instruction SY050/12/S provides a software update and addresses the following issues: - Patient Rename messages for the same patient are being continually processed for several days. This fills up the 'pcvdbsrv' log and potentially affects performance of the system. - Data could

Hazard: Siemens became aware of an unintended behavior when using syngo.plaza. In syngo.plaza within the online "Short Time Storage" (STS), some studies are marked with an archived icon, however, the entry in the Archive Database referring to the physical file may be missing.

Hazard: When positioning the Flex Large 4 Coil (part No. 8625761) off-center in left-right direction as it is used for example for hip and shoulder imaging and, in addition at an off-center position with respect to the head-foot direction, the coil can heat up in the area of the electronic housing (white plastic lids).

Hazard: During regular product monitoring, firm became aware of a potential issue with the Mobilett Mira system, (serial numbers 1034, 1038, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1050, 1053, and 1054. During normal clinical operation the center screw on the driving wheel may become loose resulting in system immobilization. There is no risk of the system tipping over or collapsing on the floor, however the system may tilt t

Hazard: Siemens has discovered a possible hazard to patients or hospital personnel when tilting the Uroskop Access system starting with serial number 6076. When tilting the table on the Uroskop Access table, the motor may become disconnected and the entire table assembly may fall on the floor.

Hazard: During regular product monitoring, Siemens has become aware of a potential issue with the Mobilett Mira system. During normal clinical operation the switch on the motor drive handle of the unit may become loose and slide horizontally to the right and become trapped under the cover. This may cause the system to continuously move. In response, Siemens has issued Update Instruction XP038/12/S to r

Hazard: There is a potential malfunction in which a miscalculation occurs for images with pixel depth values greater that 12 bit in certain functions.

Hazard: There is a potential malfunction when using syngo Imaging XS, version VA70A or higher. In some situations it can happen that a miscalculation is done for the grey scale values in the functions "Regions of Interest", "Pixel Lens", "Edge Enhancement" and "Histograms".

Hazard: If multiple uncompressed images/clips are sent to the syngo Dynamics server, around the same time, it is possible for an image from a patient to be placed in another patient's study.

Hazard: Siemens became aware of a potential malfunction when using syngo.plaza with software version VA20C_HF01. For datasets with distance measurements it can happen, that all images are not loaded to Viewer but no error message is displayed to user.

Hazard: Potential safety issue when using the IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION feature after a Control Console interlock during the delivery of flattening-filter-free (Multiple-X) beams or segments. In a very rare scenario, the RT Therapist will send again the previously completed beam or segment for delivery to the control console, thus repeating the already delivered Monitor Units of the same beam or segment.