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Health product recall

MAMMOMAT INSPIRATION SYSTEM (2016-03-09)

Starting date:
March 9, 2016
Posting date:
March 17, 2016
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-57584

Affected Products

MAMMOMAT INSPIRATION SYSTEM

Reason

Siemens is releasing a performance update (XP050/15/P) to fix intermittent errors during TOMO Reconstruction with objects larger than 90mm on the MAMMOMAT Inspiration system. The problem occurs because of a software bug in the memory management of the graphics card memory. Siemens field service reps will install new software version VB30P to correct the issue.

Affected products

MAMMOMAT INSPIRATION SYSTEM

Lot or serial number

6537
6559
6600
6619
6628

Model or catalog number

101 40 000

Companies
Manufacturer
Siemens AG
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Muenchen
80333
GERMANY