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Recall of EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System

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

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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
    66662
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0368-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-11-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-07-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=122916
  • 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, imaging, pulsed doppler, ultrasonic - Product Code IYN
  • Reason
    A problem has been detected with philips model epiq 7 ultrasound system, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. using the international system date format may result in calculation errors in gestational age gestational age (ga) and established due date (edd).
  • Action
    Affected customers will be notified via the Urgent-Field Safety Notice (FSN79500286), Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound system, dated 2013 October. Customers are informed that using the International System Date Format in the Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. may result in calculation errors in Gestational Age and Established Due Date (EDD). Philips will upgrade customer systems to software version 1.1, which corrects the issue, for a free of charge.

Device

EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System
  • Model / Serial
    TRACE ITEM SERIAL NUMBERS in the UNITED STATES: US713B0171, US713B0207, US813B0017, US813B0018, US813B0019, US813B0020, US813B0022, US813B0023, US813B0024, US813B0025, US813B0122, US813B0123, US813B0125, US813B0127, US813B0128, US813B0129, US813B0131, US813B0132, US813B0134, US813B0135, US813B0233, US813B0234, US813B0235, US813B0236, US813B0237, US813B0238, US813B0239, US813B0240, US813B0423, US813B0424, US813B0425, US813B0426, US813B0427, US813B0428, US813B0429, US813B0430, US813B0431, US813B0432, US813B0433, US813B0434, US913B0033, US913B0034, US913B0035, US913B0036, US913B0037, US913B0038, US913B0039, US913B0040, US913B0057, US913B0060, US913B0061, US913B0062, US913B0063, US913B0064, US913B0065, US913B0066, US913B0106, US913B0107, US913B0108, US913B0109, US913B0110, US913B0111, US913B0112, US913B0113, US913B0144, US913B0176, US913B0201, US913B0256, US913B0257, US913B0350, US913B0363, US913B0364, US913B0365, US913B0366, US913B0367, US913B0368, US913B0369, US913B0380, US913B0384, US913B0395, US913B0396, US913B0397, US913B0398, US913B0399, US913B0400, US913B0401, US913B0402, US913B0409, US913B0441, US913B0444, US913B0445, US913B0446, US913B0447, US913B0503, US913B0522, US913B0614, US913B0615, US913B0616, US913B0618, US913B0619, and USO13B0043.  TRACE ITEM SERIAL NUMBERS INTERNATIONAL:  US513B0224, US513B0295, US513B0387, US513B0560, US613B0299, US713B0085, US713B0086, US713B0118, US713B0119, US713B0120, US713B0122, US713B0123, US713B0126, US713B0149, US713B0171, US713B0172, US713B0192, US713B0193, US713B0194, US713B0195, US713B0204, US713B0205, US713B0206, US713B0208, US713B0324, US713B0325, US713B0358, US713B0359, US713B0437, US713B0439, US713B0440, US713B0532, US713B0537, US713B0573, US713B0574, US713B0575, US713B0576, US713B0577, US713B0578, US713B0579, US713B0580, US713B0581, US713B0582, US713B0583, US713B0584, US713B0586, US713B0587, US713B0588, US713B0589, US713B0590, US713B0592, US713B0593, US713B0594, US713B0595, US813B0015, US813B0016, US813B0032, US813B0037, US813B0038, US813B0039, US813B0121, US813B0151, US813B0152, US813B0153, US813B0154, US813B0155, US813B0156, US813B0157, US813B0158, US813B0159, US813B0160, US813B0161, US813B0162, US813B0163, US813B0164, US813B0183, US813B0184, US813B0185, US813B0186, US813B0187, US813B0188, US813B0189, US813B0190, US813B0191, US813B0192, US813B0193, US813B0194, US813B0195, US813B0196, US813B0232, US813B0396, US813B0397, US813B0398, US813B0399, US813B0400, US813B0401, US813B0402, US813B0403, US813B0404, US813B0405, US813B0406, US813B0407, US813B0408, US813B0409, US813B0410, US813B0411, US813B0468, US813B0469, US813B0470, US813B0471, US813B0472, US813B0473, US813B0474, US813B0475, US813B0476, US813B0477, US813B0478, US813B0479, US813B0480, US913B0026, US913B0027, US913B0028, US913B0029, US913B0030, US913B0031, US913B0032, US913B0041, US913B0051, US913B0059, US913B0085, US913B0086, US913B0101, US913B0102, US913B0103, US913B0104, US913B0105, US913B0130, US913B0132, US913B0133, US913B0134, US913B0135, US913B0137, US913B0138, US913B0139, US913B0140, US913B0141, US913B0142, US913B0143, US913B0177, US913B0178, US913B0179, US913B0185, US913B0202, US913B0216, US913B0217, US913B0218, US913B0219, US913B0220, US913B0221, US913B0222, US913B0223, US913B0232, US913B0252, US913B0253, US913B0254, US913B0255, US913B0259, US913B0260, US913B0299, US913B0300, US913B0301, US913B0302, US913B0303, US913B0316, US913B0317, US913B0318, US913B0319, US913B0332, US913B0333, US913B0336, US913B0337, US913B0338, US913B0339, US913B0340, US913B0349, US913B0359, US913B0360, US913B0385, US913B0408, US913B0458, US913B0459, US913B0486, US913B0487, US913B0488, US913B0489, US913B0490, US913B0499, US913B0504, US913B0505, US913B0506, US913B0565, US913B0566, US913B0567, US913B0568, USO13B0040, and USO13B0041.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of CT, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, NC, OR, PA, TX, and WA, and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, Model 795200, 795201, 795202. || Intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid flow analysis.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems North America Inc.

Manufacturer

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