FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc: SOMATOM CT System Sensation Open. Computed tomography x-ray system.
- Recall number
- Z-0796-06
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
- Product
- SOMATOM CT System Sensation Open. Computed tomography x-ray system.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-03-09
- Posted
- 2006-04-26
- Terminated
- 2006-07-19
- Reason
- When using the LungCare feature in the SOMATOM CT Systems some marks made on CT images may not be saved.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- The recalling firm has issued a software patch to the affected customers per Update Instructions CT086/05/S and CT087/05/S. By letter 3/9/2006. In addition, a Siemens Service Engineer will visit affected sites to install this software patch which will resolve this issue.
- Quantity
- 5 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide. The product was shipped to AK, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Sensation Open model number 8872017 with serial numbers 49208, 49311, 49207, 49307 and 49330
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K040577"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JAK
- Firm FEI
- 2240869
- Firm city
- Malvern
- Firm state
- PA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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