Events

Recall of Computed Tomography XRay System Brilliance Workspace Portal

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
    63393
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0675-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-01-16
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-02-14
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=114728
  • 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
    Philips was notified that when performing post processing with the brilliance workspace portal platform with software versions 2.6.1.4, the coronary arteries in the rendered image are segmented automatically. however, the center line is not extracted or highlighted upon hovering and making it impossible to activate the vessel and choose the appropriate name (label) from the drop-down menu.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare sent a "CUSTOMER INFORMATION -URGENT-MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated September 13, 2012. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Philips Service Engineers will contact customers for implementation of the software update. Contact your local Philips representative or local Philips office for further information concerning this notice.

Device

Computed Tomography XRay System Brilliance Workspace Portal
  • Model / Serial
    Model #728269; Serial #s: 79906, 79921, 79927, 79937, 80007, 80026, 80031, 80040, 80058, 80062, 80066, 80069, 80087, 80110, 80121, 80155, 80167, 80168, 80169, 80174, 80192, 80193, 80195, 80201, 80208, 80209, 80219, 80227, 80228, 80230, 80252, 80258, 80266, 80280, 80289, 80293, 80294, 80315, 80322, 80328, 80333, 80340, 80341, 80348, 80360, 80375, 80385, 80387, 80394, 80398, 80416, 80421, 80422, 80429, 80447, 80451, 80460, 80474, 80482, 80484, 80485, 80492, 80497, 80505, 80516, 80578, 80585, 80591, 80629, 80646, 80658, 80681, 80704, 80709, 80711, 80720, 80723, 80743, 80749, 80751, 80831, 80835, 80866, 80878, 80908, 80909, 80911, 80914, 80916, 80930, 80931, 80944, 80974, 80992, 80999, 81023, 81025, 81034, 81045, 81071, 81099, 81101, 81107, 81117, 81126, 81136, 95382 & 95592.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of AZ, CA, CO, IL, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OR, TN, TX, VA and WI and the countries of Austria, Canada, China, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Computed Tomography X-Ray System Brilliance Workspace Portal, Model #728269 Philips Medical Systems, Highland Heights, OH. || The Brilliance Workspace Portal is a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System that is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. The portal (together with the scanner) provides image processing and display through software applications that process, analyze, display, quantify and interpret medical images/data.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, 595 Miner Rd, Cleveland OH 44143-2131
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA