Recall of IE33 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - SECTOR TRANSDUCER

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
    15054
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-11-13
  • 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
    An issue on the ie33 ultrasound system with the s12-4 transducer. in recent software versions both the acoustic output and patient contact temperature are above specification when the s12-4 is used in cw-mode.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: S12-4 (Lot serial: IDENTIFIER S12-4)
  • Product Description
    IE33 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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