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LowFDA (Devices)·Z-1423-2017·Announced 2017-03-15

Siemens Biograph Mobile PET/CT Recall for Missing Instructions

Siemens Medical Solutions is recalling six Biograph Mobile PET/CT units because mobile-specific instructions were not shipped to a limited population of systems.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is for missing documentation (instructions) with no reported injuries or illnesses, which aligns with the rubric for documentation issues and packaging-only problems.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. is recalling six units of the Biograph 6 TruePoint Mobile PET/CT (Material Number 10097290). The recall was initiated because the mobile-specific instructions were not shipped to a limited population of these systems.

The affected devices are intended to be utilized by appropriately trained health care professionals to image and measure the distribution of injected positron emitting radiopharmaceuticals in humans and to produce cross-sectional images of the body. The recall number is Z-1423-2017.

The affected units were distributed worldwide, including in the United States (CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, ND, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, WA, WI, WY) and in Switzerland, Great Britain, and Italy. Affected serial numbers include 1010, 1015, 1034, 1044, 45503, and 45537. Health care professionals should contact Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. for further instructions regarding the missing documentation.

The recalled product

Product
Biograph 6 TruePoint, Material Number 10097290 The Biograph Mobile PET/CTs are intended to be utilized by appropriately trained health care professionals to: ¿ Image and measure the distribution of injected positron emitting radiopharmaceuticals in humans for the purpose of d
Affected units
6

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 (6)

  • 1010
  • 1015
  • 1034
  • 1044
  • 45503
  • 45537

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 18 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 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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