Events

Recall of PRACTIX CONVENIO - MAIN UNIT

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
    75990
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-05-03
  • 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
    Whenever affected systems are switched off or when the tube arm is parked into its designated parking position (x-ray generator switch off) a radiation pulse (50 kv 2.5 ugy) is inadvertently generated. this occurs only on systems with a particular electronic component on the controller board- that component was only used on a small number of practix convenio systems.

Device

PRACTIX CONVENIO - MAIN UNIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: PRACTIX CONVENIO (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    PRACTIX CONVENIO-MAIN UNIT
  • Manufacturer
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD.

Manufacturer

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