Recall Z-2107-2016— Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, initiated 2016-06-06, terminated 2017-01-17. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K123420. Product: SYNGO Breast Care, visualization and image enhancement tools to aid radiologist in the review of digital Mammography images and tomosynthesis datasets.. Reason: Software issues. Siemens is voluntarily initiating a recall after they became aware of the following system behavior: 1) At times, the view and laterality marker is overlaid by patient demographic information, thus becoming difficult to read. 2) The facility name and address are not shown per default (in the current software versions this information is displayed only when the reader chooses an appropriate image text display mode)..

Recalling firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-06-06
Terminated
2017-01-17
Firm location
Malvern, PA, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

SYNGO Breast Care, visualization and image enhancement tools to aid radiologist in the review of digital Mammography images and tomosynthesis datasets.

Reason for recall

Software issues. Siemens is voluntarily initiating a recall after they became aware of the following system behavior: 1) At times, the view and laterality marker is overlaid by patient demographic information, thus becoming difficult to read. 2) The facility name and address are not shown per default (in the current software versions this information is displayed only when the reader chooses an appropriate image text display mode).

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