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Recall of Device Recall Philips Ultrasound QLAB

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Ultrasound, 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
    68756
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2110-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-07-23
  • 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=128605
  • 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, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    The qlab a2dq and acmq features have a defect that may use incorrect measurement values under specific conditions.
  • Action
    Philips Medical Systems notified customers of the voluntary recall by sending a certified URGENT-Medical Device Correction letter, dated 2014 JUL 09, to all US and Canadian consignees. Philips representatives will distribute the letter internationally. Follow-up letters to wholesale customers will be provided and wholesalers are requested to forward copies of recall letters and response forms to their customers. Philips Medical Systems will also have Customer Reply Cards returned for tracking purposes. Customers are directed to call local Philips representative or Philips Customer Service at 1-866-767-7822.

Device

Device Recall Philips Ultrasound QLAB
  • Model / Serial
    ****SYSTEM BASED ID IN THE US***********************  12DD-14B7BC8B-295F, 25EB-143A3021-2864, 3E1D-145FC2CB-28AF,  5914-14544E46-2898, 5936-13FD3F20-27EA, 91B6-1437E5A0-285F,  9C64-1478F656-28E1, A1DD-14426F8B-2874, AC8B-14838041-28F6,  C501-13FAF49F-27E5, CCFB-144184F1-2872, and J57B-147C2B71-28E8.   *****SYSTEM BASED ID OUTSIDE THE US************************  189A-13D31774-2796, 1B4E-13CD97D8-278B, 2B31-1486400F-28FC,  2B42-145AB87C-28A5, 2E29-13D2A227-2795, 3099-147B40D7-28E6,  3B7A-1439BAD4-2863, 4BD4-13C1AE06-2773, 4E88-13BC2E6A-2768,  50E7-149054AD-2910, 512B-13E23661-27B4, 539B-148AD511-2905,  564F-14855575-28FA, 5682-1402BEBC-27F5, 5E5A-14A05E34-2930,  5E6B-1474D6A1-28D9, 611F-146F5705-28CE, 66CB-13B63981-275C,  6BCD-14B067BB-2950, 6ED6-13D14240-2792, 73E9-149FE8E7-292F,  76F2-13C0C36C-2771, 7951-1494E9AF-2919, 7C05-148F6A13-290E,  7C16-1463E280-28B7, 7C49-13E14BC7-27B2, 7C5A-13B5C434-275B,  7EA8-14B5720A-295A, 8465-13D0CCF3-2791, 8C5F-14175D45-281E,  8F35-13BACE83-2765, 91E9-13B54EE7-275A, A46F-1493FF15-2917,  B74A-1499H964-2921, C4CE-147D8B58-28EA, D798-14AE1D3A-294B,  D7A9-148295A7-28F4, DA5D-147D160B-28E9, DFB4-149D9E66-292A,  DFC5-147216D3-28D3, E268-14981ECA-291F, E7BF-14B8A725-2960,  EA95-145C1863-28A7, ED7C-13D4H20E-2797, F598-13C3833A-2776,  FDA3-13DE8BF9-27AC, and XAF4-1445A4A6-287B.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed in the states of CA, IA, KY, MD, NY, PA, UT, VA, WA and WI. Also distributed in Australia, Belgium, Canada, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
  • Product Description
    QLAB 10.1 Core Module PN 453561728001. QLAB Quantification Software is a software application package designed to view and quantify image data acquired on Philips Medical Systems ultrasound products.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Ultrasound, Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Ultrasound, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Ultrasound, Inc., 22100 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell WA 98021-8431
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA