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Safety Alert for Allura Xper Angiography Equipment Angiography Equipment Angiography Equipment ANVISA Registration Number: 10216710153 Hazard Class: III Model Affected: Allura Xper FD10 Ceiling / Allura Xper FD10 Ceiling / Allura Xper FD20 Ceiling / Allura Xper FD20 Floor / Allura Xper FD10 OR Table / Allura Xper FD20 OR Table Serial numbers affected: 1330; 1308.

According to Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), this safety alert involved a device in Brazil that was produced by Philips Medical Systems Ltda.; Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V..

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    2279
  • Date
    2017-04-25
  • Event Country
    Brazil
  • Event Source
    ANVISA
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.anvisa.gov.br/sistec/alerta/consultaralerta.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, 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 data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Failure to emit the audible alarm occurs very intermittently. The user should always observe the real-time dose information and cumulative fluoroscopy time provided by the system. The fault condition is reset when the case of a new patient is started or when the system is reset. #### Update of the field action: UPDATED ON 12/11/2017, the company presented the completion report of the field action, with sending of necessary evidences and corrective actions.
  • Reason
    Philips healthcare has identified, through customer complaints and internal testing, an intermittent electronic defect in the product. under certain circumstances, a software error may lead to a situation where the five-minute fluoroscopy beep is not emitted as required in 21cfr1020.32 (h) (2) (ii) and iec 60601-2-54 , clause 203.6.2.1.C. no injuries attributed to the problem were reported.
  • Action
    Field Action Code FCO72200350 triggered under the responsibility of the company Philips Medical Systems Ltda. Company will make correction in the field.

Device

Allura Xper Angiography Equipment Angiography Equipment Angiography Equipment ANVISA Registration...

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems Ltda.; Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    ANVSANVISA