Open, Classified

Artis icono biplane- Model No. 11327600 Artis icono floor- Model No. 11327700

FDA Recall Z-1647-2022 · Posted 2022-08-26

Recalling FirmSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Recall StatusOpen, Classified

Product CodeOWB

Date Initiated2022-08-10

Product Quantity1,389 (590 US; 799 OUS) (Total)

Reason for Recall

Siemens has become aware of a potential hardware issue with Artis Q, Artis Q.zen, Artis pheno and Artis icono systems with a specific lot of X-ray tubes. In rare cases, if the error detection mechanism fails, it will not be possible to release X-ray any longer until system shutdown.

Firm Action

On August 10, 2022, the firm notified customers via "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" Letter. Customers were advised that if the error occurs, the user should try to recover normal operation by a shutdown and restart of the system. Siemens will correct the error with a hardware modification via Update Instruction AX028/22/S and AX039/22/S. Siemens' service organization will contact customers shortly to arrange a date to perform this corrective action. Please feel free to contact our service organization for an earlier appointment at 1-800-888-7436. If you have any further questions, call 610-219-4834 or email: [email protected].

Root Cause

Device Design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and OUS (Foreign) to countries of: United Arab Emirates; Armenia; Angola; Argentina; Austria; Australia; Bangladesh; Belgium; Bulgaria; Bahrain; Brazil; Canada; Switzerland; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Czech Republic; Germany; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Algeria; Estonia; Egypt; Spain; Finland; France; United Kingdom; Greece; Guatemala; Hong Kong; Croatia; Inhouse Company; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; India; Iran; Italy; Jordan; Japan; South Korea; Kuwait; Kazakhstan; Lebanon; Luxembourg; Monaco; Mongolia; Martinique; Mexico; Malaysia; Netherlands; Norway; New Zealand; Oman; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Serbia; Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Sweden; Singapore; Slovenia; Slovakia; El Salvador; Thailand; Turkey; Taiwan; Ukraine; Vietnam and South Africa.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K220432ARTIS icono (VE21) SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2022-06-29

Official Source

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