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FDA Device recall Z-1933-2015

SOMATOM Emotion 16

On 2015-07-08 the FDA classified a Class II recall of SOMATOM Emotion 16 by Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, citing A potential safety issue involving two (2) broken screws and one (1) bowed, which is used to fix the Balance Weight of the DMS in the gantry, was found during a service call at th….

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-1933-2015
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2015-06-04
Published2015-07-08
Last updated2026-09-13 11:53 UTC
CompanySiemens Medical Solutions Usa
DistributionUS

Product

SOMATOM Emotion 16; 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

A potential safety issue involving two (2) broken screws and one (1) bowed, which is used to fix the Balance Weight of the DMS in the gantry, was found during a service call at the customer site.

Identifiers

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model numbers: 10165977, with serial numbers: 32310 32254 32322 32317 32303 32295 32327 32309 32319 32237 323…model numbers: 10165977, with serial numbers: 32310 32254 32322 32317 32303 32295 32327 32309 32319 32237 32326 32259 32323 32257 32298 32315 32268 32244 32252 32293 32349 32313 32334 32301 32339 32277 32292 32281 32273 32320 32324 32346 32270

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-1933-2015%22

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