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Terminated

Siemens ECAT EXACT HR 47, Catalog No. 2956261, PET/CT Scanner, Manufactured by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 810 Innovation Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932 USA, TEL: 865-218-2534

FDA Recall Z-0272-2008 · Posted 2007-11-29

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeKPS
Date Initiated2007-07-23
Date Terminated2009-09-11
Product Quantity8 units

Reason for Recall

Incorrect Decay Correction Results - ECAT System's software versions 7.2.2 and 7.4 calculate the decay correction for emission data incorrectly, while performing whole-body studies with all transmissions followed by all emissions.

Firm Action

Siemans sent an Urgent Device Correction letter, dated June 15, 2007, to all affected consignees informing the user of the problem and requesting that they discontinue the practice of running all transmissions followed by all emissions until a corrective software patch is installed. The corrective software patch is expected to be installed by October 2007.

Root Cause

Software design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA and Countries of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovak Republic, Turkey, and Taiwan.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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