The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0807-2015·Announced 2014-12-24

Siemens Biograph mCT Flow Edge-4R Recalled for Display Freeze Risk

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. is recalling four Biograph mCT Flow Edge-4R scanners due to a potential system display freeze during CT interventional procedures.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves a potential system display freeze during interventional procedures, which is a risk-of-harm product issue where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. is recalling four units of the Biograph mCT Flow Edge-4R, System Material Number 10528955. These are combined X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners used to provide registration and fusion of high-resolution physiologic and anatomic information.

The recall is issued because of the possibility for a system display freeze during CT interventional procedures. The affected units have serial numbers 11002, 11005, 11006, and 11008.

The recalled units were distributed in the states of North Carolina and Massachusetts, as well as in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and Germany. The source text does not specify actions for consumers or patients, as the product is a medical device used in clinical settings.

The recalled product

Product
Biograph mCT Flow Edge-4R, System Material Number 10528955. The Siemens Biograph mCT systems are combined X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners that provide registration and fusion of high resolution physiologic and anatomic information
Affected units
4

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (4)

  • Serial Numbers: 11002
  • 11005
  • 11006
  • 11008

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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