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Recall of Device Recall Gemini system

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
    69082
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0197-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-05-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-11-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-11-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=129595
  • 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 reason for this inspection is to determine if the spindle block servo controllers on the ct subsystem of potentially affected gemini pet/ct systems are susceptible to premature failure.
  • Action
    Philips field service personnel will conduct customer visits in order to inspect systems. For further questions please call (440) 483-7600.

Device

Device Recall Gemini system
  • Model / Serial
    Model Name Model NUmber and serial number GEMINI Dual 4535 679 00891 G097, G119, 101-103, 105-107, 109-117, 119-127, 131-144, 146-164, 1025, 2003506, 2003507, 1Z9Z591, 2Z9Z591, 3Z9Z591, 4Z9Z591, GY9Z591, HY9Z591, JY9Z591 GEMINI 16 Power 4535 679 58961 1002, 1004-1008, 1010-1015, 1017-1028, 1030-1034, 1035R, 1036A, 1037-1046, 101R, 1023a, G098, MNM4411 GEMINI GXL (6, 10, 16, and 16 Mobile) 4535 679 75691, 4535 679 81871, 4535 679 76581, 4535 679 71891 4001, 4003-4040, 4042-4089, 4091-4123, 4125-4127, 4129-4137, 4139-4143, 7011, 4097A, 4147a GEMINI TF 16 Slice (16, 64, 64 Mobile and 16 Base) 4535 679 83931, 4535 674 47551, 4535 679 94741, 4535 674 41711 7001, 7003-7006, 7008, 7009, 7013-7017, 7022, 7024, 7025, 7027, 7028
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY., and to the countries of : Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and UK.
  • Product Description
    GEMINI PET/CT System, a diagnostic imaging system for fixed or mobile installations that combines Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) systems.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, 595 Miner Rd, Cleveland OH 44143-2131
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA