Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

SOMATOM Force Recalled by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc Due to Siemens is providing software update version VA50A_SP3 to...

Date: October 20, 2016
Company: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc directly.

Affected Products

SOMATOM Force, System x-ray, tomography, computed

Quantity: 48 units distributed in U.S.

Why Was This Recalled?

Siemens is providing software update version VA50A_SP3 to address the software bugs that were identified through normal field monitoring and the Global Complaint Handling Process. Correction for the problems are as follows: 1. Correction to volumetric misrepresentations of high contrast objects when using ADMIRE. 2. Correction to highly sporadic scan aborts due to temporarily tube currents at 0mA. 3. Correction to missing Microsoft Hotfixes (MS16-001, MS15-135, MS15-088, MS15-048). 4. Correction to highly sporadic image artifacts caused by error signals from high voltage chain at extremely high tube currents. 5. Correction to highly sporadic incomplete image reconstruction due to temporary slow hard disk write speed. 6. Correction to highly sporadic scan aborts due to temporarily high disk load of system disk. 7. Correction to highly sporadic image artifacts generated by scatter correction in case of tube arcings.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report