Recall of MX8000 IDT CT SYSTEM

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
    52047
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1568-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-04-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-07-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-09-21
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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 KPS
  • Reason
    Philips healthcare has decided to recall the dental application on the extended brilliance workspace v4.0 and v4.0.1 due to the fact that when images are saved or filmed that contain the curved multi-planar reformation section (cmprs) views that were created with a short curve the right/left annotations will be reversed.
  • Action
    An "URGENT - Field Safety Notice" dated April 27, 2009 was sent to all consignees via certified mail. The letter described the affected products, issue, and actions for the customer/user. The notification letter provides a work around until the new software is available. For further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips representative: Customer Care Center (1-800-722-9377, option 5: Diagnostic Imaging, option 5: Radiation Therapy, option 3: Oncology) or to your local Philips Healthcare office.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Computed Tomography (CT) Model #455011202691, Serial Number: 5754, 6437, 6467, 6543, 6835, 7253, 7576, 7579, 7639, 8756, 8757, 10102, 10103, 10108, 10109, 10111-10114, 10116, 10117, 10119, 10120, 10122-10126, 10128, 10129, 10132, 10134-10144, 10146, 10151, 10154, 10158, 10161, 10163, 10167, 10173, 10174, 10175, 10179-10184, 10195, 10322, 10356, 10361, 10427, 10437, 10449, 10456, 10484, 10492, 10537, 10598, 10604, 10668, 10690, 10722, 10745, 10770, 10778, 10821, 10822, 10841, 10889, 10906, 10938, 10939, 10940, 10943, 10945, 10952, 10965, 10998, 11025, 11037, 11054, 11065, 11085, 11089, 11099, 11102, 11103, 11104, 11113, 11121, 11127, 11140, 11148, 11149, 11151, 11152, 11168, 11169, 11174, 11229, 11230, 11232, 11260, 11274, 11280, 11282, 11291, 11314, 11339, 11341, 11557, 11564, 11577, 11585, 11610, 11620, 11630, 11631, 11633, 11663, 11667, 11668, 11708, 11742, 11744, 11745, 11751, 11752, 11754, 11758, 11766, 11780, 11783, 11787, 11790, 11792, 11795, 11797, 11803, 11804, 11807, 11809, 11810, 11812, 11813, 11832, 11834, 11838, 11839, 11841, 11844, 11846, 11848, 11850, 11852, 11853, 11854, 11855, 11858, 11859, 11862, 11863, 11864, 11865, 11870, 11872, 11877, 11879, 11884, 11886, 11888, 11892, 11897, 11921, 11922, 11928, 11937, 11981-12064, 12071, 12073-12099, 12105, 12109, 12138, 12139, 12140, 12144, 12146, 12149, 12152, 12156, 12164, 12166, 12168, 12179, 12201, 12203, 12250-12259, 12272, 12276-12299, and 12450-12453.  Nuclear Medicine (NM) Model #455011002031, Serial Number: 4123, 7003, 7004, 7005, 7013, 7016, 7052, 7061, 7066, 7145, 7060, 7050, 7011, and 7020.
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US including DC (states of AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, IL, KY, LA, MA. ME, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, and WI) and countries of Africa, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    Dental Application on the Extended Brilliance Workspace v4.0 and v4.0.1. Model #455011202691 for Computed Tomography (CT); Model #455011002031 for Nuclear Medicine (NM). || The "Extended Brilliance Workspace (EBW)" Dental Application v4.0 and v4.0.1 is a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System that is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, 595 Miner Road, Cleveland OH 44143-2131
  • Source
    USFDA