Health product recall

BIOGRAPH MCT SYSTEM (2019-07-22)

Starting date:
July 22, 2019
Posting date:
August 2, 2019
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-70601

Last updated: 2019-08-02

Affected Products

A. BIOGRAPH MCT-S (40)
B. BIOGRAPH MCT-S WITH TRUE V (40)
C. BIOGRAPH MCT FLOW-4R

Reason

Biograph MCT or MCT Flow systems running petsyng VG70A software may have issues where the lSO QC (quality check) does not execute correctly on the newest system designs. Invalid time tags may result in PET scan aborts and failure of PET image reconstruction. These issues may result in the necessity for patient rescan.

Affected products

A. BIOGRAPH MCT-S (40)

Lot or serial number

11044

Model or catalog number

10248668

Companies
Manufacturer
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Molecular Imaging Group,
2501 North Barrington Road
Hoffman Estates
60192
Illinois
UNITED STATES

B. BIOGRAPH MCT-S WITH TRUE V (40)

Lot or serial number

11069

Model or catalog number

10248671

Companies
Manufacturer
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Molecular Imaging Group,
2501 North Barrington Road
Hoffman Estates
60192
Illinois
UNITED STATES

C. BIOGRAPH MCT FLOW-4R

Lot or serial number

11002

Model or catalog number

10529159

Companies
Manufacturer
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Molecular Imaging Group,
2501 North Barrington Road
Hoffman Estates
60192
Illinois
UNITED STATES