Recall Z-2783-2015— Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Name: FDA recall Z-2783-2015
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: 2015-08-19

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., initiated 2015-08-19, terminated 2017-10-19. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K123622. Product: ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System with software versions VB10B and lower; Model 10433816; Product Usage: The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctively with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.. Reason: The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound system considers uppercase/lowercase differences in the same patient name as unique patient instances when registered on the same ultrasound system. If these differences are not corrected at the time of registration, the system does not capture images or clips..

Recalling firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2015-08-19
Terminated: 2017-10-19
Firm location: Mountain View, CA, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K123622 — ACUSONSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.·cleared 2012-12-05

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

ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System with software versions VB10B and lower; Model 10433816; Product Usage: The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctively with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.

Reason for recall

The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound system considers uppercase/lowercase differences in the same patient name as unique patient instances when registered on the same ultrasound system. If these differences are not corrected at the time of registration, the system does not capture images or clips.

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