The Recall Desk

Hazard

Positioning Inaccuracy recalls

2 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
2
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2023-05-10

Of the 2 positioning inaccuracy recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all positioning inaccuracy recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1498-2023·2023-05-10

    Angiography System C-Arm Positioning Malfunction May Cause Patient Injury

    Siemens ARTIS pheno angiography systems may misposition the C-arm by 5-10 millimeters when using the reference image positioning function, risking patient and staff crushing injuries. The device may also display inaccurate imaging overlays, potentially causing vessel perforation.

    Product
    ARTIS pheno systems with a Siemens Healthineers table or Trumpf/MAQUET table (OEM)- Angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures. Model: 10849000
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0995-2022·2022-05-04

    CT Scanner Software Update May Display Incorrect Laser Offset Coordinates

    Siemens CT scanner software upgrade may cause incorrect laser offset coordinates to display during patient positioning. No injuries reported.

    Product
    syngo.via RT Image Suite upgraded to VB60 running on SOMATOM go.Up Model Number 11061620. Running on servers with syngo.via VB60 software after upgrade and CT scanners with syngo.CT VA40A after upgrade.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide