Recall of ALLURA XPER FD10 (PRODUCT OF ALLURACLARITY FAMILY)

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 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
    65950
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-28
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Philips healthcare has discovered through trend analysis an increase in the failure rate of certain low-voltage dc power supplies ("dcps") used in these products. each system contains multiple dcps some of which may be subject to an increased probability of failure. failure of a dcps may result in the sudden loss of imaging functionality or mechanical movement depending on what subsystems the dcps is powering.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 722026 (Lot serial: 271); Model Catalog: 722026 (Lot serial: 534); Model Catalog: 722028 (Lot serial: 663); Model Catalog: 722028 (Lot serial: 758); Model Catalog: 722028 (Lot serial: 763); Model Catalog: 722038 (Lot serial: 97); Model Catalog: 722038 (Lot serial: 110); Model Catalog: 722038 (Lot serial: 102); Model Catalog: 722028 (Lot serial: 742)
  • Product Description
    ALLURA XPER FD10 (PRODUCT OF ALLURACLARITY FAMILY);ALLURA XPER FD20 (PRODUCT OF ALLURACLARITY FAMILY);ALLURA XPER FD20/20 (PRODUCT OF ALLURACLARITY FAMILY)
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    MARKHAM
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    HC