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Recall of Device Recall Several Philips Computed Tomography Systems

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
    70683
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1359-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-02-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-04-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-08-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=134485
  • 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
    Philips discovered that a software defect exists in marketed product wherein the sign indication of the longitudinal position of some types of scan is inverted.
  • Action
    Philips sent an Customer Information letter dated February 5, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. They informed their customers that they should refrain from using Multi Planar Reconstruction (MPR) derived images for identifying the absolute position of the intervention for feet-first patient orientation. A Philips Field Service Engineer will contact you to schedule the software installation at your site. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips representative. Philips apologizes for any inconveniences caused by this problem. For further questions please call (440) 483-7600.

Device

Device Recall Several Philips Computed Tomography Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Brilliance iCT: 728306; Serial Numbers: 85012, 85013, 85014, 100029, 100038, 100040, 100053, 100058, 100094, 100099, 100133, 100140, 100162, 100178, 100236, 100244, 100373, 100399, 100408, 100411, 100416, 100441, 100450, 100454, 100461, 100463, 100465, 100466, 100498, 100503, 100506, 100507, 100508, 100509, 100511, 100512, 100517 & 100518.  Brilliance iCT SP: 728311; Serial Numbers: 200047 & 200121.  Ingenuity Core: 728321; Serial Numbers: 31001, 52007, 52008, 52010, 52012, 52013, 52018, 52020, 52021, 52024, 52026, 52030, 52031, 52032, 52033, 52034, 52035, 52036, 52037, 52038, 52039, 52042, 52043, 52046, 52052, 52053, 52054, 52055, 52057, 52058, 310001, 310002, 310003, 310009, 310017, 310052, 310055, 310059, 310064, 310069, 310070, 310071, 310081, 310087, 310088, 310096, 310111, 310113, 310119, 310121, 310129, 310133, 310134, 310141, 310143, 310144, 310149, 310151, 310157, 310160, 310170, 333002, 333009, 333014, 333015, 333030, 333031, 333037, 333042, 333043, 333044, 333045, 333046, 333051, 333052, 333053, 333055, 333056, 333057, 333059, 333060 & 333061.  Ingenuity Core128: 728323; Serial Numbers: 32010, 32013, 32015, 32016, 32018, 32021, 32024, 32026, 32032, 32033, 32034, 32036, 32037, 32041, 32042, 32043, 32044, 32046, 32047, 32048, 32049, 32051, 32052, 32053, 32054, 32055, 32057, 32059, 32060, 32062, 32064, 32065, 32067, 32068, 32069, 32070, 32072, 32073, 32074, 32075, 32077, 32078, 32079, 32080, 32082, 32083, 32084, 32085, 32087, 32089, 32090, 32091, 32092, 32094, 32095, 32100, 32101, 32103, 32104, 32106, 300137, 320003, 320005, 320006, 320018, 320024, 320029, 320030, 320033, 320037, 320054, 320069, 320073, 320074, 320078, 320079, 320081, 320082, 320083, 320084, 320088, 320090, 320092, 320096, 320099, 320101, 320103, 320107, 320111, 320114, 320115, 320119, 320122, 320123, 320125, 320126, 320129, 320131, 320132, 320133, 320134, 320138, 320144, 320146, 320147, 336011, 336012, 336013, 336016, 336018, 336028, 336029, 336034, 336044, 336046, 336059, 336061, 336064, 336066, 336067, 336068, 336069, 336070, 336071, 336072, 336073, 336075, 336076, 336077, 336078, 336080, 336082, 336083, 336086, 336087, 336088, 336089, 336090 & 336092.  Ingenuity CT: 728326; Serial Numbers: 30003, 30004, 30005, 30006, 30007, 30008, 30009, 30011, 30012, 30013, 30015, 30018, 30019, 30020, 30025, 32086, 32093, 32107, 52023, 52044, 52051, 300003, 300004, 300005, 300010, 300011, 300012, 300013, 300014, 300016, 300017, 300019, 300020, 300021, 300024, 300025, 300027, 300028, 300029, 300031, 300032, 300033, 300034, 300035, 300036, 300037, 300039, 300040, 300041, 300042, 300043, 300044, 300045, 300047, 300049, 300050, 300051, 300052, 300053, 300054, 300055, 300056, 300057, 300058, 300059, 300060, 300061, 300062, 300063, 300065, 300066, 300068, 300069, 300070, 300071, 300072, 300073, 300074, 300075, 300077, 300078, 300079, 300080, 300081, 300082, 300084, 300086, 300087, 300088, 300089, 300090, 300091, 300092, 300093, 300094, 300095, 300096, 300097, 300098, 300099, 300100, 300101, 300102, 300103, 300104, 300105, 300106, 300107, 300108, 300110, 300111, 300112, 300113, 300114, 300115, 300116, 300117, 300118, 300119, 300120, 300121, 300122, 300123, 300124, 300125, 300126, 300127, 300128, 300129, 300130, 300131, 300132, 300135, 300136, 300139, 300140, 300142, 300143, 300144, 300145, 300146, 300147, 300148, 300149, 300150, 300151, 300156, 300157, 300158, 300159, 300160, 300161, 300162, 300163, 300164, 300165, 300166, 310058 & 30004.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide Distribution to the states of : AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WV and WY., and to the countries of : Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Libyan Arab Jumeirah, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Training, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam.
  • Product Description
    Computed Tomography X-ray Systems (Brilliance CT 64-channel w/Essence technology, Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP, Ingenuity Core, Ingenuity Core128 & Ingenuity CT), Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH
  • 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