Events

Recall of MOBILEDIAGNOST WDR

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
    28232
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-08-25
  • 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 has become aware that if the system drives over insulated flooring or carpeting and then over an uninsulated electrically grounded section an electrostatic discharge can cause the system's digital motion control (dmc) board to malfunction resulting in unintended movement of the system e.G. an increase in speed or a change of direction.

Device

MOBILEDIAGNOST WDR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 9890 010 8952X (Lot serial: >10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG)
  • Product Description
    MOBILEDIAGNOST WDR
  • Manufacturer
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD.

Manufacturer

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