Recall of Device Recall BrightView SPECT

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
    76716
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1750-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-02-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-04-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-07-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
  • Reason
    The brake hub was not engaging with the gear box shaft due to an error in the assembly of components within the brake hub mechanism after service, causing the detector to backdrive.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter informing consignees of the issue through: Field Safety Notice (FSN) CLE17-006_88200502_88200503. Customers will be notified by direct communication from Philips Field Service Engineers (FSE). A copy of the FSN will be provided to customers by the FSE during the onsite visit for the inspection. A Business Reply form is attached to the FSN for customers to acknowledge receipt and understanding of the FSN. Customers with questions were instructed to contact the Customer Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377. For questions regarding this recall call 440-483-7600.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    4000008, 4000287, 4000497, 4000364, 4000346, 4000557, 4000423, 4000088, 4000029, 4000631, 4000339 , 4000072, 4000643, 4000640, 4000420, 4000543, 4000010, 4000282, 4000216, 4000415, 4000208, 4000322, 4000406, 4000434, 4000241, 4000055, 4000117, 4000200, 4000138, 4000352, 4000509, 4000362, 4000598, 4000433, 4000178, 4000473, 4000271, 4000357, 4000258, 4000060, 4000528, 4000099, 4000192, 4000079, 40000101, 4000310, 4000214, 4000671, 4000050, 4000349, 4000658, 4000308, 4000215, 4000384, 4000263, 4000074, 4000255, 4000633, 4000098A, 4000251, 4000446, 4000680, 4000095, 4000424, 4000508, 4000603, 4000347, 4000113, 4000668, 4000703001, 4000140, 4000367, 4000037, 4000426, 4000440, 4000391, 4000177, 4000482, 4000162, 4000083, 4000501, 4000505, 4000317, 4000174
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution - US including AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV. Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Malaysia Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, and UK. There are eleven (11) government accounts for this recall: Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, 5th Ave & Roosevelt Rd, Hines, IL 60141; VA Jessie Brown OPC, 2030 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612; VA Medical Center, 4300 W 7th St, Little Rock, AR 72205; VA Medical Center, 2200 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66622; VA Medical Center, 2501 W 22nd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105; VA Medical Center, 3600 30th St, Des Moines, IA 50310; VA Medical Center, 2300 Ramsey St, Fayetteville, NC 28301; VA Medical Center Durham, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705; VA Medical Center of Orlando, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827; Veterans Hospital, 1 Veterans Dr, Minneapolis, MN 55417; Womack Army Medical Center, Reilly Rd, Fort Bragg, NC 28307. There are thirteen (13) Canada accounts for this recall: CAMPHILL SITE, 1796 SUMMER ST, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA B3H 3A7; COR CARE INC, 325 MILNER AVE STE 410, SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1B 5N1; CSSS DE RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, ROUL¿AU 150, RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC G5L 5T1; FOOTHILLS MEDICAL CENTRE, 1403 29 ST NW, CALGARY, ALBERTA T2N 2T9; HEADWATERS HEALTH CENTRE, 100 ROLLING HILLS DR, ORANGEVILLE, ONTARIO L9W 4X9; HEALTH SCIENCES NORTH, 41 RAMSEY LAKE RD, SUDBURY, ONTARIO P3E 5J1; MEDICAL IMAGING CONSULTAN, 200 BOUDREAU RD STE 102 ST., ALBERT, ALBERTA T8N 6B9; NORTH BAY REGIONAL HEALTH, 50 COLLEGE DR, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO P1B 0A4; PETERBOROUGH REGIONAL HEA, 1 HOSPITAL DR, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO K9J 7C6; ROCKY VIEW GENERAL HOSPIT, 7007 14 ST SW, CALGARY, ALBERTA T2V 1P9; ROYAL VICTORIA HEALTH CEN, 201 GEORGIAN DR, BARRIE, ONTARIO L4M 6M2; SOUTHERN ALBERTA INS. TEC, 1301 16 AVE NW, CALGARY, ALBERTA T2M 0L4; WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL, 310 JULIANA DR, WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO N4V 0A4. There is one (1) Mexico account for this recall: Arrendadora Medica Galena, AV Tulum#MZ 1LT 1#SM 12, Benito Juarez, Quintana Roo, 77505.
  • Product Description
    BrightView SPECT model number 882480 || BrightView and BrightView X are gamma cameras designed for single or dual detector nuclear imaging accommodating a broad range of Emission Computed Tomography (ECT) studies. The cameras can be used to perform planar static, dynamic, gated, and total body studies, as well as circular-orbit and noncircular orbit SPECT studies, gated SPECT (circular and noncircular)studies, computer-programmed protocol strings, and reference scans (dual detectors only).
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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