Health product recall

ARTIS pheno (2018-09-20)

Starting date:
September 20, 2018
Posting date:
October 19, 2018
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-67938

Affected products

ARTIS pheno

Reason

A software update is being released to resolve known issues with the ARTIS pheno:

  1. During manual rotation of the c-arm at maximum speed, the system's safety stop mechanism may be activated.
  2. If the c-arm is moved manually longitudinal to a fully extended position it may occur rarely, that the system's safety stop mechanism may be activated.

Affected products

ARTIS pheno

Lot or serial number

164101

164123

Model or catalog number

10849000

Companies
Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare GmbH

Henkestr. 127

Erlangen

91052

GERMANY