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Health product recall

Syngo.Via

Starting date:
October 10, 2012
Posting date:
October 29, 2012
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public (GP), Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-15166

Recalled Products:

Syngo.Via

Reason

Siemens has identified a potential malfunction when using Syngo.Via version VA11A_HF02 and higher. This malfunction occurs only with static and wholebody nuclear medicine images. In this case it can happen that the orientation labels at the segment borders are in conflict with the view name in the image text which has been entered by the user.

Affected products

Syngo.Via

Lot or serial number
  • 100775
  • 100861
  • 100999
  • 101000
  • 101075
  • 101132
  • 101142
  • 101464
  • 101471
  • 101511
Model or catalog number

IVK 104 96 180

Companies
Manufacturer
Siemens AG