Events

Recall of Device Recall Brilliance Big Bore

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
    60977
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0946-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-12-13
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-02-03
  • 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=106956
  • 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
    The block and multi leaf collimator (mlc) shape is not propagated to the beam that is modified by the oppose operation. the contours can appear with the incorrect color in the beam's eye view viewer, resulting in organs being incorrectly placed or incorrectly shaped.
  • Action
    On 12/13/2011, the firm sent Field Safety Notices, entitled URGENT - Medical Device Correction, to their customers. The letter identified the affected product, the problem, the hazard involved, and the actions to be taken by customers and the firm. Customers were to follow the instructions provided in order to address or avoid the issues. Philips will be installing a software update to address the identified issues free of charge. If customers need further information or support in regards to these issues, they are to contact their local Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office. In North America and Canada, customers can contact the Customer Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377.

Device

Device Recall Brilliance Big Bore
  • Model / Serial
    Model # 728243, Serial # 7006, 7009, 7060, 7068, 7081, 7095, 7122, 7127, 7133, 7150, 7154, 7185, 7233, 7245, 7278, 7285, 7298, 7337, 7395, 7400, 7450, 7465, 7468, 7506, 7518, 7520, 7521, 7523, 7524, 7528, 7545, 7547, 7560, 7568, 7569, 7573, 7578, 7581, 7584, 7591, 7593, 7597-7599, 7602, 7611, 7616, 7617, 7618, 7620, 7622-7635, 7637-7650, 7652, 7655-7659, 7661-7663, 7665-7667, 7671-7675, 7677-7682, 7684-7687, 7689-7691, 7693, 7695, 7696, 7698-7707, & 75000.  Model # 728244, Serial # 7543, 7571, 7600, 7619, 7621, 7636, 7651, 7653, 7654, 7660, 7668-7670, 7676, 7683, 7688, 7694, 7697, 7708, & 7710.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, TN, TX, VA, & WA and countries of AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, FRANCE, GABON, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JORDAN, LUXEMBOURG, MALI, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, OMAN, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, & UNITED KINGDOM.
  • Product Description
    Brilliance Big Bore Model #728243 and #728244, Philips Medical Systems. || Computed Tomography X-Ray System intended to produce of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
  • 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