Events

Recall of Device Recall Allura Xper XRay Angiographic

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Medical Systems, 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
    70011
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1120-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-06-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-03-02
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=132109
  • 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, angiographic - Product Code IZI
  • Reason
    In certain circumstances, a software error can lead to a situation where the five minute fluoroscopy audible signal does not sound.
  • Action
    Philips Medical Planned Action: 1. The affected customers will be sent a customer notification letter that identifies the software corrective actions and indicates that these corrective actions will be provided to the end-user free of charge 2. A mandatory Field Change Order with reference FCO72200270 will be released that requires Philips field service engineers to install Software release R7.2.8 which addresses the buzzer issue. The expected date of this FCO will be February 2015. The software release will contain updated timer function code to correct the intermittent fluoroscopy timer malfunction. 3. Philips Healthcare Field Service Engineers will schedule an appointment with customers to install the software update. 4. The software solutions will be rolled out consecutively, each within a maximum completion time of 6 months. The software releases will be corrected in descending order of the number of affected systems in the field, with approximately 80% of the total installed base corrected by 4 2015.

Device

Device Recall Allura Xper XRay Angiographic
  • Model / Serial
    Software releases: PBL 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60; CV20; R7.2x; R7.6; R8.1; and R8.2.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA nationwide including Puerto Rico, Austria, Azerbaijan, Australia, Algeria, Argentina, Albania, Brazil, Belgium, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Reunion, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, France, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Vietnam, Russian Federation, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldavia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom
  • Product Description
    Philips Medical System Allura Xper X-Ray Angiographic
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems, Inc., 3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover MA 01810-1032
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA