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Recall of Device Recall Philips brand BrightView Gamma Camera System, SYST, BRIGHTVIEWTILT, 3/8"

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Medical Systems.

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
    59077
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2871-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-06-03
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-07-22
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-11-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=101033
  • 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, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
  • Reason
    The gap between the two parts of the table may permit pinches to occur on either patient's skin or other body parts; it has the potential for serious injury if a patient's finger is caught between the pallet and patient table resulting in broken finger bone.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare issued a Customer Information letter (Field Change Order (#88200402)) dated June 15, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to follow the instruction for use for their system, which states "Monitor the patient and the system vigilantly during any system motions to make sure that ...accessories, equipment, and all ojbects such as hair, jewelry, or neckties-remain clear of any moving camera and imaging table parts. For additional information, customers were istructed to see the BrightView SPECT instructions for Use, section 2.2 - Safety Warnings and Precautions and Safety and Information Labels. Philips Healthcare will notify all affected customers and will install a sticker through an Action for Performance - Proactive Field Change Order (FCO) to resolve the issue. For customers in North America who require further information or support contact Customer Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377, Select Option 5. In all other countries the local Philips Healthcare office should be contacted.

Device

Device Recall Philips brand BrightView Gamma Camera System, SYST, BRIGHTVIEWTILT, 3/8"
  • Model / Serial
    System Code: 882480;  Serial #s: 4000224, 4000061, 4000321, 4000043, 4000065, 4000081, 4000180, 4000044, 4000527, 4000298, 4000229, 4000262, 4000378, 4000280, 4000336, 4000324, 4000184, 4000190, 4000516, 4000303, 4000411, 4000305, 4000009, 4000012, 4000413, 4000213, 4000335, 4000436, 4000500, 4000491, 4000510, 4000518, 4000418, 4000454, 4000197, 4000353, 4000469, 4000005, 4000042, 4000379, 4000533, 4000451, 4000137, 4000343, 4000030, 4000540, 4000421, 4000342, 4000495, 4000511, 4000317, 4000338, 4000316, 4000408, 4000251, 4000031, 4000341, 4000122, 4000530, 4000395, 4000286, 4000294, 4000348, 4000296, 4000462, 4000463, 4000464, 4000419, 4000096, 4000476, 4340005, 4000484, 4000268, 4000382, 4000169, 4000447, 4000228, 4000442, 4000297, 4000047, 4000049, 4000488, 4000156, 4000412, 4000273, 4000337, 4000394, 4000194, 4000179, 4000401, 4000385, 4000504, 4000121, 4000109, 4000115, 4000257, 4000503, 4000105, 4000356, 4000333, 4000339, 4000107, 4000227, 4000233, 4000173, 4000400, 4000397, 4000398, 4000494, 4000256, 4000386, 4000168, 4000126, 4000154, 4000399, 4000272, 4000478, 4340004, 4000219, 4000243, 4000437, 4000376, 4000416, 4000485, 4000035, 4000515, 4000427, 4000142, 4000226, 4000519, 4000475 4000066, 4000183, 4000459, 4000461, 4000468, 4000210, 4000063 4000150, 4000217, 4000393, 4000420, 4000479, 4000300, 4000075, 4000080, 4000086, 4000013, 4000396, 4000481, 4000392, 4000157, 4000323, 4000374, 4000072, 4000237, 4000493, 4000354, 4000203, 4000167, 4000041, 4000407, 4000372, 4000133, 4000209, 4000299, 4000477, 4000314, 4000010, 4000539, 4000409, 4000134, 4000153, 4000373, 4000471, 4000163, 4000465, 4000082, 4000331, 4000282, 4000449, 4000216, 4000269, 4000415, 4000345, 4000208, 4000279, 4000254, 4000125, 4000201,
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, China, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switxerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Philips brand BrightView Gamma Camera System, || SYST, BRIGHTVIEW-TILT, 3/8", Model Number: 4535-602-79811; || Product is manufactured and distributed by || Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc., || Cleveland, OH || The BrightView Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distributions of single photon emitting radioisotopes within the human body for interpretation by medical personnel.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems, 3860 N 1st St, San Jose CA 95134-1702
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA