Recall of Device Recall BV Pulsera

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips.

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
    39392
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0059-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-08-23
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-11-10
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-09-27
  • 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
    Fluoroscopic Image-Intensified System - Product Code JAA
  • Reason
    System shut down -- unexpected shut down during use of the optional remote control.
  • Action
    On 8/23/07, the firm sent out a Safety Notification letter, via certified mail. On 8/29/07, the firm sent out an URGENT - DEVICE CORRECTION letter via regular mail, dated 8/20/07. Both letters advised customers that if the device shuts down during use, it can be restarted within about 1 minute by switching the system off and then on again, using the system on/off buttons. The letter(s) states that software is being developed to correct the problem.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial numbers: 21, 22, 30, 283, 284, 47, 51, 48, 301, 63, 73, 58, 46, 265, 267, 266, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 86, 107, 108, 120, 132, 141, 148, 177, 193, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 185, 121, 176, 188, 195, 186, 187, 197, 198, 206, 201, 203, 204, 205, 213, 207, 208, 209, 226, 229, 251, 244, 245, 248, 249, 250, 253, 254, 258, 275, 278, 287, 288, 292, 289, 306, 305, 304, 294, 296, 297, 331, 330, 302, 309, 310, 320, 366, 367, 339, 329, 337, 332, 333, 347, 348, 349, 350, 342, 398, 397, 401, 400, 399, 356, 354, 368, 374, 357, 379, 371, 370, 369, 358, 363, 359, 385, 373, 388, 387, 386, 396, 390, 362, 389, 391, 392, 423, 415, 428, 438, 421, 433, 432, 427, 410, 417, 416, 420, 429, 424, 471, 443, 444, 440, 598, 441, 483, 481, 482, 408, 402, 405, 411, 406, 407, 403, 409, 404, 446, 515, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, 469, 470, 472, 475, 476, 477, 509, 528, 506, 505, 523, 534, 504, 537, 507, 502, 500, 499, 501, 473, 474, 518, 521, 520, 642, 519, 641, 526, 525, 536, 533, 557, 543, 468, 552, 553, 571, 555, 556, 577, 559, 620, 558, 579, 570, 599, 575, 635, 633, 634, 580, 625, 624, 597, 636, 589, 674, 639, 638, 590, 637, 640, 631, 630, 593, 594, 595, 632, 1089, 645, 621, 644, 623, 587, 588, 627, 648, 649, 659, 667, 656, 661, 662, 663, 665, 670, 678, 672, 675, 677, 679, 680, 684, 682, 683, 693, 694, 696, 709, 695, 707, 723, 951, 704, 710, 717, 705, 718, 708, 720, 719, 712, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 772, 611, 602, 711, 603, 729, 738, 612, 613, 730, 605, 735, 736, 737, 615, 614, 607, 606, 745, 762, 739, 760, 608, 604, 756, 763, 764, 765, 752, 750, 755, 754, 609, 812, 766, 788, 767, 761, 616, 781, 780, 779, 757, 748, 747, 746, 749, 807, 806, 769, 784, 619, 617, 610, 778, 787, 768, 789, 956, 774, 795, 792, 794, 878, 881, 805, 776, 777, 773, 618, 796, 798, 831, 791, 830, 1069, 819, 793, 790, 800, 820, 797, 823, 826, 822, 818, 815, 817, 821, 839, 877, 829, 833, 834, 832, 825, 931, 840, 845, 857, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 846, 847, 848, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 838, 837, 893, 897, 885, 944, 937, 892, 844, 879, 880, 875, 904, 876, 886, 936, 896, 888, 889, 890, 894, 895, 938, 887, 915, 898, 899, 942, 939, 923, 932, 933, 921, 901, 914, 920, 913, 912, 955, 902, 903, 943, 924, 916, 905, 935, 926, 906, 910, 909, 918, 917, 919, 929, 930, 941, 940, 947, 948, 908, 950, 960, 954, 957, 958, 962, 963, 966, 967, 975, 969, 971, 972, 999, 973, 974, 1038, 976, 1010, 1022, 1021, 977, 978, 979, 983, 1008, 1020, 1023, 1015, 988, 1014, 1018, 1003, 1004, 990, 984, 1009, 996, 1001, 1024, 643, 1039, 985, 1019, 995, 997, 1025, 1026, 998, 1027, 1028, 1002, 986, 987, 1041, 1029, 989, 1078, 1013, 1037, 426, 1017, 1034, 1035, 1042, 1033, 1036, 1070, 1083, 1307, 1062, 1080, 1071, 1072, 1087, 1120, 1082, 1373, 1358, 1094, 1333, 1095, 1363, 1334, 1107, 1359, 1326, 1105, 1106, 1369, 1365, 1375, 1111, 1112, 1376, 1374, 1297, 1304, 1305
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide
  • Product Description
    Philips Medical System - BV Pulsera Mobile C-arms with Remote Control Option, (Release 2)
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips, 22100 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell WA 98021-8431
  • Source
    USFDA