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Recall of Device Recall Envisor

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Ultrasound, 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
    32196
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0923-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-05-13
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-06-22
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-05-09
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=39351
  • 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, Imaging, Pulsed Doppler, Ultrasonic - Product Code IYN
  • Reason
    A defect in the software allows incorrect measurement results to be entered into the system's built-in report.
  • Action
    On May 13, 2005 the firm mailed a letter to their customers advising of the problem and that a local representative will visit each site to perform a software upgrade.

Device

Device Recall Envisor
  • Model / Serial
    Part numbers: 453561193003, SW C.O.O. Serial numbers(domestic) 20505841, 20505867, 20505884, 20505885, 20505886, 20505890, 20505898, 20505907, 20505908, 20505913, 20505923, 20505925, 305056015, 30505960, 30505978, 30505980, 30505997.  System Base ID (international): US30505949, US20505848, US20505899, US20505900, US30505999, US30506012, US30506013, US30506016, US30506017, US30506014, US30505977, US30505976, US30505984, US30505985, US30505986, US30505975, US30505987, US20505850, US20505849, US20505840, US30505993, US30505992, US20505865, US20505874, US20505872, US20505873, US20505864, US20505868, US20505877, US30505950, US20505838, US20505857, US20505858, US20505901, US20505905, US20505906, US30505965, US20505918, US30505938, US30505939, US30505942, US30505930, US30505988, US30505964, US30505967, US30505973, US20505837, US20505856, US20505879, US20505883, US20505922, US20505924, US20505844, US20505832, US20505847, US20505845, US20505833, US20505846, US20505871, US20505870, US30505958, US30505957, US30505959, US30505946, US20505881, US20505916, US30505937, US20505882, US30505963, US20505914, US20505921, US30505995, US30505996, US30506000, US30506018, US30505991, US30505983, US30505989, US30505990, US20505843, US20505842, US30506001, US20505828, US30505994, US20505829, US30505966, US20505862, US20505861, US20505859, US20505860, US30505981, US30505982, US20505896, US20505895, US30505933, US30505926, US30505929, US30505927, US30505928, US30505932, US20505869, US30505954, US30505952, US30505953, US30505934, US30505935, US30505951, US30505940, US30505941, US30505945, US20505912, US30506005, US30506006, US30506003, US30506008, US30506007, US30506002, US30506004, US30506009, US30506011, US30506010, US30505974, US30505962, US30505972, US20505866, US20505855, US20505834, US20505830, US20505917, US20505888, US20505889, US20505887, US20505878, US20505897, US30505971, US30505970, US30505943, US30505947, US20505903, US20505904, US30505944, US30505979, US20505892, US20505891, US20505893, US20505876, US20505880, US30505936, US30505955, US30505956, US30505948, US30505968, US20505902, US20505894, US30505969, US20505875
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Units were distributed nationwide to hospitals and medical centers and internationally.
  • Product Description
    Envisor, M2540 Diagnostic Ultrasound System
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Ultrasound, Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Ultrasound, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Ultrasound, Inc., 22100 Bothell-Everett Hwy., P.O. Box 3003, Bothell WA 98041-3003
  • Source
    USFDA