The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0810-2015·Announced 2014-12-24

Siemens Biograph mCT Scanners Recalled for Potential Display Freeze

Siemens Medical Solutions is recalling eight Biograph mCT S(64)-4R scanners due to a risk of 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 involves a risk-of-harm product (medical device) where a functional failure could impact patient safety, but no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. is recalling eight units of the Biograph mCT S(64)-4R system, identified by System Material Number 10248672 and Serial Number 11021. These devices 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 was initiated because of a possibility for the system display to freeze during CT interventional procedures. The affected units were distributed in the United States (North Carolina and Massachusetts) and internationally in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and Germany.

Healthcare facilities and users of these specific scanners should contact Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. for further instructions on how to address the potential display freeze issue.

The recalled product

Product
Biograph mCT S(64)-4R, System Material Number 10248672. 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
8

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 (1)

  • Serial Number: 11021

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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Same manufacturer · Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.

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