FDA (Devices) recall action 93127
The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.
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
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Siemens Cios Alpha (VA30) C-arm X-ray systems have a software issue that may not meet updated DIN and IEC standards. This defect could result in patient misdiagnosis or unnecessary repeat imaging.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA is recalling 367 mobile X-ray systems (186 Cios Flow and 181 Cios Spin) due to a software issue that may result in patient misdiagnosis and repeat radiation exposure. Affected units were distributed nationwide.