Events

Recall of Device Recall GEMINI GXL PET/CT Scanners

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
    50135
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0286-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-11-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-11-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-09-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=74801
  • 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
    PET/CT Scanner accessory - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    A leak between the tube interface and the outlet tube of the transducer for the respiratory gating system component may result in a failure of the device to produce respiratory correlated images.
  • Action
    Philips Medical Systems Nuclear Medicine division initiated this recall by sending a 'Customer Advisory Notification to their customer accounts on 11/24/2008. This notification informs the customer of the potential for the device equipped with the Pulmonary Gating Option to develop an air leak which could result in the device being unable to produce the desired respiratory correlated images. The notification provides field test instructions and recommends that the customer test the bellows on each day of use in order to assess that the unit is functioning properly. If the bellows device fails the test the recalling firm recommends that the unit not be used and that the recalling firm be contacted via telephone or E-mail. The firm intends to conduct a field correction of the affected units in which their Field Service Engineers will install upgrade kits on the affected devices tentatively scheduled to begin in September, 2009.

Device

Device Recall GEMINI GXL PET/CT Scanners
  • Model / Serial
    The affected Serial Numbers are:  4004, 4039, 4045, 4068, 4080, 4104, 4112, 4115, 4117, 4118, 4121, 4127, 4132, 4139, 4146, 4152, 4156, 4158, and 4175.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: USA, Puerto Rico, Canada, Belgium, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, and Sweden.
  • Product Description
    Respiratory Gating System, Catalog #NPTA540, Model #4535 674 26701, which includes: Pulmonary digital assembly kit and Pulmonary toolkit oncology Pro available on the following GEMINI PET/CT systems: GEMINI GXL 16 slice configuration, Model Number: 4535 679 75691.
  • 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