Recall of Device Recall Philips

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Electronics North America Corporation.

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
    74616
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2669-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-07
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
  • 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
    Interventional fluoroscopic x-ray system - Product Code OWB
  • Reason
    Increase in the failure rate of certain low-voltage dc power supplies (dcps).
  • Action
    Philips sent an Urgent - Field Safety Notice dated June 20, 2016, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Philips Field Service Engineers will replace the affected DCPS free of charge. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips representative: Technical Support Line: 1-800-722-9377. For further questions regarding this recall please call (978) 659-3000.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Allura Xper with release R8.2,
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide, Canada, Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria CHILE China Colombia Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Finland France French Polynesia Georgia Germany Greece Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic of Lebanon Lithuania Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico Morocco Myanmar Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine, State of PERU Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar R¿union Romania RUSSIAN FEDERAT Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Viet Nam
  • Product Description
    Allura Xper with release R8.2: Allura Xper FD10, 722026; Allura Xper FD10/10, 722027; Allura Xper FD20, 722028; Allura Xper FD20/10 biplane, 722029; || Allura Xper FD10 OR Table, 722033; Allura Xper FD10/10 OR Table, 722034; || Allura Xper FD20 OR Table, 722035; Allure Xper FD20/20 , 722038; Allura Xper FD20/20 biplane OR Table, 722039; Allura Xper FD20/15, 722058; Allura Xper FD20/15 OR Table, 722059
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Electronics North America Corporation, 3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover MA 01810-1032
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA