Events

Recall of VERTEX EPIC CAMERA/PEGASYS ULTRA IMAGING SYSTEM

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
    130816
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-03-14
  • 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 received a report from the field about an adac vertex plus system. during clinical use in the relative 180 degree configuration of the detector heads the radius drive belt in the superior positioned head slipped off the idler pulley allowing the detector head to drift down slowly (approximately 1cm per minute) towards the patient. this resulted in the operator having to perform an emergency removal or the patient from the system.

Device

VERTEX EPIC CAMERA/PEGASYS ULTRA IMAGING SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: AMT-VERTEXE (Lot serial: >10 numbers contact mfg); Model Catalog: AMT-VERTEXP (Lot serial: >10 numbers contact mfg)
  • Product Description
    VERTEX EPIC CAMERA/PEGASYS ULTRA IMAGING
  • Manufacturer
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD.

Manufacturer

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