Events

Recall of BRILLIANCE ICT SP SYSTEM - MAIN

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
    71368
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-12-20
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • 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 received reports from the field stating the patient table on a system had an unexpected downward movement while a patient was on the table. philips has determined that the cause was a malfunction of the vertical brake of the patient support due to embrittlement of the vertical brake's screws.

Device

BRILLIANCE ICT SP SYSTEM - MAIN
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 728311 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 4550 11004011 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 4535 670 73191 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 4535 670 73181 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 4535 670 88051 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 453567005721 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 4550 110 00921 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG); Model Catalog: 728306 (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG)
  • Product Description
    BRILLIANCE ICT SP SYSTEM - MAIN
  • Manufacturer
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD.

Manufacturer

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MARKHAM
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    HC