Siemens Medical Solutions USA Recalls

Hazard: Short circuit in the power supply unit (PSU) of the Touch Display may lead to overheating and fire

Hazard: Short circuit in the power supply unit (PSU) of the Touch Display may lead to overheating and fire

Hazard: On ultrasound systems, when Cardiac DICOM SR feature is configured to display either minimum or maximum measured value, and multiple cardiac region measurements are made, and results are exported into the SR feature, then The SR viewer will display the LAST measured value, not min or max, which could contribute to patient condition misdiagnosis or negatively influence patient management decisions.

Hazard: On ultrasound systems, when Cardiac DICOM SR feature is configured to display either minimum or maximum measured value, and multiple cardiac region measurements are made, and results are exported into the SR feature, then The SR viewer will display the LAST measured value, not min or max, which could contribute to patient condition misdiagnosis or negatively influence patient management decisions.

Hazard: On ultrasound systems, when Cardiac DICOM SR feature is configured to display either minimum or maximum measured value, and multiple cardiac region measurements are made, and results are exported into the SR feature, then The SR viewer will display the LAST measured value, not min or max, which could contribute to patient condition misdiagnosis or negatively influence patient management decisions.

Hazard: Coolant level in the cooling circuit drops below a certain level, this may result in a situation in which the X-ray tube is no longer sufficiently cooled and the system will display the message TUBE HOT, have a break . the system cannot be operated normally, may result in a situation where it is necessary to cancel clinical treatment or to continue treatment on an alternative system

Hazard: The possibility of the Sensis documentation functionality application to crash.

Hazard: Potential hardware issue for ARTIS icono ceiling system: collision sensor may falsely signal non-existing collisions for up to half an hour when the system is switched off for a longer time (e.g., overnight) and switched on. During this time, system movement is only possible with the "override" function with very slow speed and without further collision protection. This may lead to temporary unavailability of the system for diagnostic and therapeutic usage.

Hazard: Due to the incorrect mounting of the buzzer component, there is no acoustic signal during x ray activation. Otherwise, the system is fully functional, and x ray is applied correctly. By means of the additional visual indicator (exposure LED light) the operator can monitor the x ray release. Also, after a successful x ray exposure, the clinical image is displayed on the monitor.

Hazard: Software issue for Cios Alpha, Cios Flow, and Cios Spin VA30 systems, fulfillment of new requirements from DIN and IEC standards for Cios VA30 systems required may result in patient misdiagnosis/repeat exposure

Hazard: Software issue for Cios Alpha, Cios Flow, and Cios Spin VA30 systems, fulfillment of new requirements from DIN and IEC standards for Cios VA30 systems required may result in patient misdiagnosis/repeat exposure

Hazard: In some cases, when lubricating grease is present within the headband of the over-ear headphones, it may cause visible, dot- or lineshaped, fat-isointense artifacts during head examinations only. These potential artifacts depend on the position of the headband, the amount of lubricating grease, as well as the sequence parameters used

Hazard: If a user-generated preset for an 18L6 transducer created on a 1.0 ultrasound system is used with a 2.0 ultrasound system, the 2.0 ultrasound system will display underestimated measurement results when using an 18L6 transducer and viewing in the Dual format visualization function, which may lead to misdiagnosis of a patient's condition or influence patient management decisions in a negative way.

Hazard: Due to a hardware issue in the cable connectors of the system generator, a thermal overload in the cable connections may occur when performing excessive fluoroscopy/acquisitions, a burning smell may be detectable coming from the generator cabinet and the system may lose the imaging functionality of the corresponding plane and result in a situation where it is necessary to cancel clinical treatment or to continue treatment on an alternative system

Hazard: Due to a hardware issue in the cable connectors of the system generator, a thermal overload in the cable connections may occur when performing excessive fluoroscopy/acquisitions, a burning smell may be detectable coming from the generator cabinet and the system may lose the imaging functionality of the corresponding plane and result in a situation where it is necessary to cancel clinical treatment or to continue treatment on an alternative system

Hazard: Due to a hardware issue in the cable connectors of the system generator, a thermal overload in the cable connections may occur when performing excessive fluoroscopy/acquisitions, a burning smell may be detectable coming from the generator cabinet and the system may lose the imaging functionality of the corresponding plane and result in a situation where it is necessary to cancel clinical treatment or to continue treatment on an alternative system

Hazard: During a whole-body planar scan with auto-contour, there is a possibility the short-linear drive (SLD) look-ahead sensors may trigger earlier than expected and may result in detector 1 positioning further from the patient than needed leading to a reduction in image resolution.

Hazard: Incorrect glue was applied on the plexiglass sheet on the single tank cover assembly could potentially fall off and the ingress of liquid may occur, the risk of electric shock exists (e.g., ingress of a large amount of liquid following the plexiglass dropping off, at the same time the user or operator happens to touch the liquid on the cover which is connected to the internal live parts).

Hazard: Under certain unlikely circumstances during a fluoroscopic examination, the imaging system Fluorospot Compact might sporadically display an incorrect air kerma/air kerma rate related to the patient reference point, according to IEC 60601-2-43. There is no impact on workflow or diagnosis. The error can occur only in fluoroscopy systems with a second (overhead) X-ray tube.

Hazard: Under certain unlikely circumstances during a fluoroscopic examination, the imaging system Fluorospot Compact might sporadically display an incorrect air kerma/air kerma rate related to the patient reference point, according to IEC 60601-2-43. There is no impact on workflow or diagnosis. The error can occur only in fluoroscopy systems with a second (overhead) X-ray tube.

Hazard: Under certain unlikely circumstances during a fluoroscopic examination, the imaging system Fluorospot Compact might sporadically display an incorrect air kerma/air kerma rate related to the patient reference point, according to IEC 60601-2-43. There is no impact on workflow or diagnosis. The error can occur only in fluoroscopy systems with a second (overhead) X-ray tube. Siemens Healthineers became aware of one customer site where this issue was identified during clinical operation.

Hazard: If, during the procedure, X-ray has been released and a reference image has been stored, the following issue may occur: If "Adjust C-arm to Ref" is activated when the C-Arm is positioned outside of the working range the C-Arm will reach the target position with an inaccuracy of 5-10 mm. As a result, the message Endposition reached will be displayed .Leading to unintended direction of the movement causing crushing of a patient, staff member, operator, or equipmen Live images may not match the previously stored reference images. Overlay images may be shown inaccurate on anatomy (e.g., DSA Roadmap workflow does not match real anatomy). This may cause e.g., a vessel perforation in DSA roadmap.

Hazard: Examination room monitor connected with the hybrid cable may have a display issue and no image function is available

Hazard: In the event of any unintended table movement, the system may not detect the incorrect direction, could lead to the injury of a patient, staff member, operator, or equipment.

Hazard: Potential risk of collision with the ceiling, wall, or objects which may result in serious injury to staff or patients due to room configuration parameters of the system being set to default values

Hazard: Potential risk of collision with the ceiling, wall, or objects which may result in serious injury to staff or patients due to room configuration parameters of the system being set to default values

Hazard: Potential risk of collision with the ceiling, wall, or objects which may result in serious injury to staff or patients due to room configuration parameters of the system being set to default values

Hazard: Potential risk of collision with the ceiling, wall, or objects which may result in serious injury to staff or patients due to room configuration parameters of the system being set to default values

Hazard: Potential risk of collision with the ceiling, wall, or objects which may result in serious injury to staff or patients due to room configuration parameters of the system being set to default values

Hazard: This is a potential problem with the locking mechanism that is used to secure the PET gantry in either its scanning or service position.