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Acuson Antares Ultrasound Imaging System with software versions 4.0 and 5.0.

This recall has been terminated (originally issued March 30, 2011).

Company
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.
Recall Initiated
March 1, 2010
Posted
March 30, 2011
Terminated
June 18, 2012
Recall Number
Z-1853-2011
Quantity
3539
Firm Location
Mountain View, CA
Official Source
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Reason for Recall

Image captured from the device may be erroneous.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution to USA, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands Antilles, Angola, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, UA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and South Africa.

Lot / Code Info

ACUSON Antares: Model numbers: 10032747, 10037592, 10040728; SONOLINE Antares: Model numbers: 5936518, 08653771, 10037593; ACUSON Antares PE: Model Numbers: 10032746, 10037591, 10038202, 10040729. Serial Nos. beginning with 10 or 11 with software versions 4.0 and 5.0.

Root Cause

Software design

Action Taken

Acuson Customer Safety Advisory notification letters were sent March 1, 2010 by certified mail.

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