Class II — Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
| Recalling firm | SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. |
|---|---|
| Registered facility | View this company's 9 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility) |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | When using the V5M transducer, the display of the temperature on the ACUSON SC2000 system can be lower than the actual temperature of the V5M transducer. This occurs only if the system hardware contains revision 4 of the MPI Board. There is a potential to cause esophageal burns in patients. |
| Product | Siemens brand ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System, Model 10433816, hardware that contains version 4 of the MPI board 10434200; The SC2000 ultrasound imaging system is intended for the following applications: Cardiac, Neo-natal and Fetal Cardiac, Pediatric, Transespohageal, Adult Cephalic, Peripheral Vessel, Abdominal, Abdominal Intraoperative, Intraoperative Neurological, Musculo-skeletal Conventional, and Musculo-skeletal Superficial applications. The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures and calculation packages that provide information to the clinician that may be… |
| Quantity | 120 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA and countries of Australia, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, P.R. China, Portugal, Rep.of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and United Kingdom. |
| Initiated | 2013-03-28 |
| Classified | 2013-04-10 |
| Terminated | 2014-02-14 |
| Recall number | Z-1081-2013 |
| Initiation | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)
Cite this record
RegWarden. “Class II recall — Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Z-1081-2013).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/64855/
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