Events

Recall of Brilliance CT XRay System

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
    60228
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0335-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-09-22
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-12-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-02-22
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=104824
  • 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
    Software errors. a number of non-conformances were found for the brilliance big bore and brilliance 64 computed tomography x-ray systems equipped with software version; 3.5 beta1. the non-conformances stem from software errors identified in the operating software.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare released a 'Field Change Order' (FCO #72800531) on September 12, 2011. Philips sent an - URGENT Medical Device Correction letter dated October 17, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter listed the affected device systems; described the nature of the software problem; and any possible hazard inherent to this situation. The letter informed customers on how to identify the affected products and what action to take. In this instance, the customer was asked to review the Customer Release Notes which were provided to each customer location once the software update is installed. The letter notified the customer that a Philips representative would be installing a software upgrade in order to address the referenced software issues free-of-charge, through a Field Change Order. Customers were instructed to contact their Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare Office for further information or support for this issue. For North America and Canada customers were instructed to contact the Customer Care Solutions Center (1-800-722-9377, option 5: Enter Site ID or follow the prompts).

Device

Brilliance CT XRay System
  • Model / Serial
    Model Number: 728231, Serial Numbers: 9745, 90169, and 95414
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including Texas and the countries of Italy, India and China.
  • Product Description
    Brilliance 64 Computed Tomography X-Ray System, 510(k) #K033326, Model Number: 728231, Serial Numbers: 9745, 90169, and 95414. The recalled device systems are equipped with Version 3.5 Beta 1 software.
  • 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