Somatom Perspective (DE) 10046733Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04056869013039), received between Aug 29, 2023 and Aug 29, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Handling Problem” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K133590); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryAug 29, 2023Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Device Handling Problem; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Device Handling Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE SOMATOM PERSPECTIVE (DE) CT SYSTEM. AN 81-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON (B)(6) 2023, BECAUSE SHE REPORTEDLY ¿FELL SICK THAT DAY AND SUDDENLY FELL DOWN¿. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A COVID-19 INFECTION AND SEVERAL CT EXAMINATIONS WERE PLANNED; FACE, BRAIN, AND LOWER EXTREMITIES, AS WELL AS ABDOMEN AND CHEST. DURING THE LAST EXAMINATION (ABDOMEN AND CHEST), THE PATIENT'S LEFT ARM BROKE THROUGH THE PLEXI-RING OF THE CT PORTAL (SCAN WINDOW). AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT SUFFERED A BONE FRACTURE OF HER LEFT FOREARM AS WELL AS SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE INCLUDING NERVES AND FINGERS. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE INCIDENT AND IS RECOVERING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Damage to Ligament(s)

  MAUDE report 17642363 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K133590. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-1646-2015 · Apr 20, 2015 · Terminated
  SOMATOM Perspective; the intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the