Events

Recall of Device Recall Philips Healthcare Brilliance BigBore Oncology CT

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
    74820
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2653-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-07-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148519
  • 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
    After upgrading to 3.6.7 software version via fco72800643, during reconstruction of gated helical scans, the planned anatomy can be cut off on the ct images. this issue can occur on gated ct helical reconstruction that is not planned at iso-center (0,0). if the region of interest is not visualized in the images, a ct rescan may be performed.
  • Action
    Customers were sent a letter dated July 28, 2016 informing them of the problem, under what circumstances it can occur and the actions that the customer can take to minimize the effect of the problem. The letter also includes the actions planned by Philips to correct the problem. Philips plans on releasing a field change order (FCO) to correct the affected systems. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, contact your local Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office. For North America and Canada, contact the Customer Care Solutions Center (1 -800-722-9377).

Device

Device Recall Philips Healthcare Brilliance BigBore Oncology CT
  • Model / Serial
    728243  Brilliance BigBore Oncology CT  7116 7611 7354 7063 7309 7169 7205 7016 7019 7043 7069 7073 7091 7112 7132 7163 7141 7194 7226 7325 7294 7350 7316 7480 7114 7210 7310 7438 7530 7186 7119 7042
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution in the states of: AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,DE,FL,GA,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA, MD,ME,MI,MN,MO,MS,NC,ND,NE,NJ,NM, NV,NY,OH,OK,OR,PA,PR,SC,TN,TX,UT,VA,VT,WA,WI,WV,WY
  • Product Description
    Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology, Model number 728243 || Product Usage: || Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
  • 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