ARTIS pheno, ARTIS icono biplane, and ARTIS icono floor
- Recall Initiated
- December 16, 2022
- Posted
- January 13, 2023
- Recall Number
- Z-0956-2023
- Quantity
- 550 units
- Firm Location
- Malvern, PA
Reason for Recall
Mechanical connection between the tabletop and table base may be lost.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Lot / Code Info
1) ARTIS pheno; Material #10849000; UDI/DI: 4056869046877 2) ARTIS icono biplane; Material #11327600; UDI/DI: 4056869063317 3) ARTIS icono floor; Material #11327700; UDI/DI: 4056869149325
Root Cause
Device Design
Action Taken
A customer letter dated 12/16/2022 was issued to affected consignees. Consignees are advised the following: -Before treatment is started, check if both transversal guide rails and the roller bearing at the end of each rail are in the correct position. -For the affected OR tables, an inspection including installation of a safety measure will be carried out. Siemens is currently developing this mitigation. Once correction is available, the service department will contact the consignees to arrange a date to perform the corrective action. Consignees are requested to acknowledge the recall letter and return the acknowledgement form to Siemens promptly.