Events

Recall of Device Recall Brilliance 16 Slice (Air)

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
    63006
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-2404-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-08-28
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-09-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-12-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=112243
  • 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 the system logout in software version 2.3.6 is now longer and may sometimes fail to logout, requiring a forced system restart or hard shutdown with the power button.
  • Action
    Philips sent an Urgent - Medical Device Correction letter dated August 24, 2012 via certified mail to all US consignees. Philips Key Market representatives distributed the letter internationally. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken by customer/user. Philips is implementing a software update to correct the issue free of charge. A Philips representative will contact affect sites to schedule the software installation. For further information or support contact your Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office.

Device

Device Recall Brilliance 16 Slice (Air)
  • Model / Serial
    System Code #, 728246, Serial #,  6462, 6447, 6495, 6514, 6467, 6482, 6473, 6544, 6439, 6453, 6436, 6536, 6448, 6449, 6471, 6498, 6502, 6504, 6452, 6510, 6508, 6438, 6513, 6456, 6505, 6457, 6442, 6454, 6461, 6469, 6485, 6458, 6475, 6487, 6531, 6520, 6490, 6470, 6437, 6497, 6481, 6489, 6488, 6455, 6543, 6499, 6493, 6443, 6463, 6476, 6477, 6478, 6526, 6545, 6546, 6518, 6491, 6450, 6451, 6468, 6464, 6466, 6459, 6472, 6444, 6445, 6529, 6530, 6440, 6532, 6515, 6486, 6507, 6512, 6483, 6524, 6480, 6479, 6509, 6460, 6441, 6465, 6474, 6484, 6492, 6503, 6511, 6517, 6519, 6523, 6525, 6549, 6555
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including the states of: AL, CA, GA, MA, MD, NC, OH, PA, TX, and WA; and to the following countries of: Algeria, Oman, Australia, Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and India.
  • Product Description
    The Brilliance CT 16 System || Product Usage: || The Brilliance 16 is a Whole Body Computed Tomography X-ray System intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from the same axial plane taken at different angles.
  • 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