Device recall: AXIOM Multix MT (model number 8395415 or 8395399 or 8395381), a patient table used in conjunction with the Siemens…
Class II FDA enforcement event 80960. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
In rare cases of high clinical workload, the steel cables inside the lifting column of the overhead tube, which are designed to take the load, may rapture without triggering the safety lock. This could lead to overloading the safety rope, which is not designed for continuous load and ongoing movement under load. This may lead to mechanical fatigue and cause the arm to drop down unexpectedly…
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc started this device recall on 6 Aug 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Malvern, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 80960 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Nov 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 10 Apr 2020.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
The products were distributed to the following US states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, SC, SD, TX, UT,…
Recalling firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Malvern, PA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0298-2019 | AXIOM Multix MT (model number 8395415 or 8395399 or 8395381), a patient table used in conjunction with the Siemens Multix PRO- and TOP Systems radiographic exposures of the entire body. | 11 | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2018 |
| Z-0299-2019 | Ysio (model number 10281013 or 10281163) with Tube stand 3D V (model number 7042018 or 7042034), radiographic systems used for radiographic and tomographic exposures of the whole body. | 142 | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2018 |
| Z-0300-2019 | Ysio MAX (model number 10762470) with Tube stand 3D V (model number 7042018 or 7042034), radiographic systems used in radiographic and tomographic exposures of the whole body. | 31 | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2018 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2018
- 1,074
- Share of these events in Class II
- 92%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 400
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0298-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 80960. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/80960/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
The products were distributed to the following US states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, SC, SD, TX, UT,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 80960?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
11
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.