Events

Recall of OmniDiagnost-Eleva and OmniDiagnost-Classic

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Philips Electronics Australia Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2018-RN-00595-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-18
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2018-RN-00595-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Philips has received reported instances in which the table of the omnidiagnost system (od-eleva) suddenly started to rotate from 0 to 90 degrees (table arm down) with high speed. the cause of this unexpected rotation movement is related to an issue with the fixation of the upper and lower tilt actuator. this rotating movement cannot be stopped by the user.If the system rotates uncontrolled, there is a risk of injury for the patient on the table. a rotating table also might hit a user or bystander standing near the system.
  • Action
    Philips is advising they will be in contact with users to replace affected components on the upper and lower tilt actuator in the impacted systems. It is expected that this action will commence July 2018. In the interim, users should monitor the tables for any of the following, stop use of, and contact Philips immediately if they occur: - the table height or tilt movement is not working; - a cracking or snapping sound is heard during system operation; - a blockade is experienced in the table height or tilt movement during system movements; - the system is having an unexpected collision or the system had an unexpected collision in the past 2 months; - a CPR stand that obstructed the system when in use,; or - any (other) unusual system behaviour beyond the normal use of the system.

Device

OmniDiagnost-Eleva and OmniDiagnost-Classic
  • Model / Serial
    OmniDiagnost-Eleva and OmniDiagnost-Classic System Codes: 708026, 708027, 708028, 20859, 708023, 708024, 708025ARTG Number: 98560(Philips Electronics Australia Ltd - X-ray system, diagnostic, fluoroscopic, general-purpose, stationary, digital)
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Electronics Australia Ltd

Manufacturer

Philips Electronics Australia Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    DHTGA