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Rappel de Symbia T6 System

Selon U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ce/cet/cette rappel concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à United States qui a été fabriqué par Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc..

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Une correction ou un retrait opéré par un fabricant afin de répondre à un problème causé par un dispositif médical. Les rappels surviennent lorsqu'un dispositif médical est défectueux, lorsqu'il pourrait poser un risque pour la santé, ou les deux à la fois.

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  • Type d'événement
    Recall
  • ID de l'événement
    49456
  • Classe de risque de l'événement
    Class 2
  • Numéro de l'événement
    Z-0189-2009
  • Date de publication de l'événement
    2008-10-27
  • Statut de l'événement
    Terminated
  • Pays de l'événement
    United States
  • Date de fin de l'événement
    2009-12-09
  • Source de l'événement
    USFDA
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=73468
  • Notes / Alertes
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
    CT scanner - Product Code KPS
  • Cause
    The protective plastic cap over the ct gantry power switch on the line connection box may come loose, exposing the energized electrical contacts within the switch, thereby causing an electric hazard.
  • Action
    Siemens sent Customer Safety Advisory Notice/Urgent Field Correction Recall letters dated 9/29/08 to all users of the Symbia T6 and Symbia T16 Systems. The accounts were informed of the potential risk that the protective plastic cap over the CT gantry power switch could come loose, causing an electrical hazard. The customers were advised to avoid contact with the gantry power switch until the protective plastic cap has been replaced, and to leave the power switch on at the line connection box and cycle the CT gantry on and off by toggling the CT gantry circuit breaker within the circuit box. They also were advised that a Siemens Customer Service Representative would contact them within 90 days to schedule a corrective update to their Symbia system free of charge. The accounts were requested to complete and return the enclosed mandatory fax-back form to 1-865-218-3019, acknowledging the receipt and understanding of the 9/29/08 letter and providing their Symbia System model number and serial number. Contact Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. at 1-800-767-2313 for assistance.

Device

Symbia T6 System
  • Modèle / numéro de série
    System part number 10275009, serial numbers 1019, 1020, 1021, 1024, 1026, 1030, 1031, 1034, 1038, 1040, and 1041; CT Subassembly 10165632, serial numbers 68501 through 68514
  • Classification du dispositif
    Radiology Devices
  • Classe de dispositif
    2
  • Dispositif implanté ?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide to the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Texas, and internationally to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Norway and Switzerland.
  • Description du dispositif
    Symbia T6 System; a dual-detector variable angle gamma camera with a six slice CT scanner; Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Molecular imaging, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192. The system is used to perform CT scans and nuclear imaging studies with the same instrument, obtaining attenuation corrected images and providing registration of anatomical and physiological images within the patient's anatomy. The Symbia T6 System is used for advanced oncology, neurology and cardiology applications.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
  • Adresse du fabricant
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 2501 Barrington Rd, Hoffman Estates IL 60195-2061
  • Société-mère du fabricant (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA