Events

Recall of DIGITAL DIAGNOST

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
    26918
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-02
  • 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
    When the operator for a wall stand view selects an "image rotation" different from default or such image rotation is present in the examination database the resulting image may be rotated in the wrong direction. when the operator manually rotates the image back electronic side markers (if programmed) are rotated also and as a result may be placed in a wrong potition inside the image.

Device

DIGITAL DIAGNOST
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 9890 010 8390X (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    DIGITAL DIAGNOST
  • Manufacturer
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD.

Manufacturer

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