Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 16405 |
| Brand Name: | Siemens Acuson P300 Ultrasound System with cardiac probe PA230E |
| Model: | Probe model: PA230E |
| Affected: | All users of the P300 + PA230E combination |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Siemens Healthcare (NZ) Ltd Millennium Centre, Part Level 2, Building A 600 Great South Road Ellerslie AUCKLAND 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 310 300 |
| Manufacturer: | Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc |
| Issue: | Using the PA230 transducer with a user-defined preset which includes the 100% setting for output power could cause the transducer surface temperature to exceed the maximum allowable limit. The potential risk is a patient burn. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 20/3/2014 |
