Events

Recall of Device Recall MobileDiagnost wDR

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Healthcare 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
    64902
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1706-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-28
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-05-31
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=117359
  • 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, mobile - Product Code IZL
  • Reason
    When the operator moves an image to another view then the electronic marker might be placed at the wrong anatomical position in the resulting image.
  • Action
    Philips Medicals Systems distributed an "URGENT Field Safety Notice" alerting customers of the defect on November 28, 2012. Customers are requested to manually rotate images by using the rotation tool.Customers are also recommended to check whether the automatic marker is set correctly, especially after a manual image rotation is performed. The marker can be corrected manually with the annotation tool.

Device

Device Recall MobileDiagnost wDR
  • Model / Serial
    *** All units ***
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide (AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, NC, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VT, WI)
  • Product Description
    Mobile Diagnostic X-Ray System with Digital Panel
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Healthcare Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Healthcare Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Healthcare Inc., 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover MA 01810
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA