Recall of Device Recall EasyVision

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
    35838
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1353-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-07-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-08-03
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-05-21
  • 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, Image Processing, Radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Potential for measurements, lines, texts, etc to be stored incorrectly.
  • Action
    On 7/1/06 the firm issued a letter to consignees stating the problem and how to prevent the problem. The firm reports a software update will be issued no later than September 2006 to correct the problem.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    PACS EasyVision / EasyAccess Release 10.1/10.2  Site numbers 542691, 105592, 519705, 100640, 541132, 530547, 76937, 105094, 505455, 85176, 105803, 105806, 505284, 13928, 105176, 505609, 536655, 86261, 105090, 101590, 105419, 84402, 505625, 104599, 505829, 532250, 105105, 103767, 532248, 541162, 85052, 532200, 20920024, 105257, 532654, 532642, 533323, 86050, 506259, 533223, 538795, 105106, 505267, 104946, 538798, 84026, 84033, 83937, 538801, 103513, 105374, 506328, 536253, 542386, 533622, 538484, 104551, 103066, 537982, 505674, 530752, 506046, 85173, 100592, 505623, 101168, 506700, 506367, 532390, 519811, 541133, 540768, 84083, 101378, 104982, 103096, 506265, 530448, 536658, 521136, 535317, 506000, 105026, 105067, 105043, 506505, 84896, 84873, 532946, 506461, 539156, 105604, 506122, 505973, 533999, 532691, 531852, 534508, 505388, 102155, 521761, 519977, 540771, 533268, 505001, 505183, 86345, 45053, 530661, 105021, 101356, 103220, 520416, 102594, 505065, 520458, 103340, 105931, 532583, 521516, 105765, 505796, 542077, 520442, 506228, 530805, 105599, 86457, 530553, 103715, 504825, 534766, 521200, 540249, 506001, 105517, 530555, 84967, 505897, 505898, 86198, 506161, 506226, 538802, 533720, 84866, 101033, 10381, 505427, 101419, 530518, 519965, 532368, 506707, 102076, 505044, 519629
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide.
  • Product Description
    Easy Vision Workstation Family (for the manipulation and displaying of x-ray images) with Multi Planar Reformat (MPR) Option
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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