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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System with software versions VB10B and lower; Model 10433816; Product Usage: The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structur

Reported: September 23, 2015 Initiated: August 19, 2015 #Z-2783-2015

Product Description

ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System with software versions VB10B and lower; Model 10433816; Product Usage: The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctively with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.

Reason for Recall

The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound system considers uppercase/lowercase differences in the same patient name as unique patient instances when registered on the same ultrasound system. If these differences are not corrected at the time of registration, the system does not capture images or clips.

Details

Units Affected
2039 devices
Distribution
Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide and the countries of Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzeg., Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary,, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, P.R. China, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rep. of Yemen, Republic Korea, Romania, Russian Fed., San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, U.A.E., Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Location
Mountain View, CA

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled? ▼
ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System with software versions VB10B and lower; Model 10433816; Product Usage: The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be used adjunctively with other medical data obtained by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes.. Recalled by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.. Units affected: 2039 devices.
Why was this product recalled? ▼
The ACUSON SC2000 ultrasound system considers uppercase/lowercase differences in the same patient name as unique patient instances when registered on the same ultrasound system. If these differences are not corrected at the time of registration, the system does not capture images or clips.
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on September 23, 2015. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-2783-2015.

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