SOMATOM Force (2019-04-08)

Starting date:

April 8, 2019

Posting date:

April 29, 2019

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-69756

Last updated: 2019-04-30

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  Reason
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  Affected products

Affected Products

SOMATOM Force

Reason

Siemens is notifying users of SOMATOM Force systems that the current attachment and routing for the W548 cable may result in cable abrasion or breakage. Damage to the MV cable may cause sporadic interference with gantry rotation resulting in scan aborts. While the risk level for scan aborts is below the Siemens risk threshold, troubleshooting this sporatic error is very difficult. Changing the cable attachment will improve the cable routing so the MV cable is no longer subject to possible abrasion or breakage.

Affected products