The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1425-2022·Announced 2022-07-27

Sensis diagnostic tool software may fail to display vital signs

Siemens' Sensis diagnostic tool may lose communication and fail to display vital signs during initial patient exams or after inactivity. Software updates are required.

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: FDA Class II device with risk of diagnostic failure due to software communication issue preventing vital sign display. No hospitalizations, injuries, or deaths reported, making this score 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Medical Solutions is recalling 2 units of the Sensis diagnostic tool (software version VD12A, Model 10764561) used in cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology procedures. Serial numbers 61331 and 60015 are affected.

The device may experience a communication disconnect in the ComboBox component during the first patient examination of the day or after an extended period of inactivity. When this occurs, vital signs become unavailable to the clinical team.

This device was distributed nationwide to facilities in Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Healthcare providers using affected units should contact Siemens Medical Solutions for software updates and instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Sensis with software version VD12A. A diagnostic and administrative tool supporting hemodynamic catheterizations and/or electrophysiology studies, for cardiac as well as interventional Radiology Model:10764561
Manufacturer
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Hazard
  • vital-signs-unavailable
  • communication-disconnect

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 (2)

  • UDI-DI: 04056869010137 Serial Numbers: 61331
  • 60015

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.