FDA Device recall Z-1644-2015
SOMATOM Emotion 6
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2015-06-03
On 2015-06-03 the FDA classified a Class II recall of SOMATOM Emotion 6 by Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, citing software bugs in VC20B SP0a or SP1 software versions may cause issues that could make it necessary to rescan patients. Syngo Main UI may crash if the Patient Browser is scrolled w….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-1644-2015 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2015-04-20 |
| Published | 2015-06-03 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa |
| Distribution | US |
Product
SOMATOM Emotion 6; the intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angels or spiral planes taken at different angles.
Reason
Software bugs in VC20B SP0a or SP1 software versions may cause issues that could make it necessary to rescan patients. Syngo Main UI may crash if the Patient Browser is scrolled with arrow keys of the keyboard. Tomo images may freeze on the screen when zoomed in or out under the mode of CAREVision. Sporadic displaying error in WorkStream4D application. DB may lock under heavy and multitasks.
Identifiers
| code_info | SOMATOM Emotion 6 (2007) - 10165888 with serial numbers: 29338 27232 27230 27231 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1644-2015%22
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