Events

Recall of Brilliance 64, Brilliance Big Bore, Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP, Ingenuity CT

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc.

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
    60873
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0845-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-07
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-01-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-06-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=106694
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    The common image reconstruction system (cirs) on the affected brilliance systems encounters an error and requires reboot of the system. the unit failed to initialize axial scan due to timeout that occurred waiting for "ready" state.
  • Action
    On 10/10/2011 the firm sent Urgent - Medical Device Correction letters to their customers. The letters identified the affected products, the problem, the hazard involved, the action to be taken by the customer, and actions planned by Philips. Customers were to reboot their systems if the two possible scenarios occurred. Philips Healthcare plans on installing the update through a Field Change Order free of charge. For further information or support concerning the issue, contact a local Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office. In North America and Canada, contact Customer Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377, option 5.

Device

Brilliance 64, Brilliance Big Bore, Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP, Ingenuity CT
  • Model / Serial
    Model #'s - Brilliance 64: 728231, Ingenuity CT: 728326, iCT: 728306; iCT SP: 728311 & Brilliance Big Bore: 728243
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of: AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA & WV and the countries of: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, Brazil, CHINA, COLUMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MALI, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN & VIETNAM.
  • Product Description
    Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems (Brilliance 64, Model Number: 728231; Brilliance Big Bore, Model Number: 728243; Brilliance iCT, Model Number: 728306; Brilliance iCT SP, Model Number: 728311; and Ingenuity CT, Model Number: 728326); Mfr. by Philips Medical Systems; Cleveland, OH. || Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, 595 Miner Road, Cleveland OH 44143-2131
  • Source
    USFDA