Events

Recall of Philips Allura

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Medical Systems, 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
    69339
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1280-2016
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=130263
  • 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, angiographic - Product Code IZI
  • Reason
    Loss of key image functionality due to a bent pedal of the footswitch.
  • Action
    Field Safety Noticed was mailed on September 24, 2014 via Certified Return Receipt. This FCC consists of a Mechanical Hardware update of the Footswitch in order to prevent bent pedals and therefore prevents an intermittent or continuous inability of making live fluoro images or exposures. Customers with questions were instructed to contact their local Philips representative.

Device

Philips Allura
  • Model / Serial
    Foot Switches: 452270000141 Footswitch CV 3p 4m; 452270000151 Footswitch MD 3p 6m; 452270000142 Footswitch CV 3p 4m; 452270000381 Footswitch CV 3p 8m; 452270000382 Footswitch CV 3p 8m; 459800076001 Footswitch CV 4p+2 4m; 459800076021 Footswitch CV 4p+2 8m; 459800415571 Wireless Footswitch 4p+2; 459800415581 Wireless footswitch set 4p+2; 459800415531 Wireless Footswitch 3P; 459800415561 Wireless footswitch set 3P.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to: CZECH REPUBLIC ALBANIA ALGERIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZARBAIJAN BAHAMAS BANGLADESH BELGIUM BRAZIL BULGARIA CAYMAN ISLANDS CHILE CHINA COLUMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CZECHOSLOVAKIA DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUB ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GABON GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA SOUTH KUWAIT LATVIA LEBANON LIBYA LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MAURITIUS MEXICO MOLDAVIA MONGOLIA MOROCCO NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANT NEW ZEALAND NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALESTINE PANAMA Papua New Guinea PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL PUORTO RICO QATAR REUNION ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERAT SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SUDAN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIA TAIWAN TANZANIA THAILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMI United Arab Emirates UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY USA UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA VIETNAM YEMEN GUADELOUPE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
  • Product Description
    Foot Switches used with the following systems: Philips Allura Xper Systems; 722001 AlluraXperFDlO C, 722002 Allura Xper FD1O F, 722003 Allura Xper FD1O, 722005 Allura Xper FD1O/10, 722006 Allura Xper FD2O, 722008 Allura Xper FD2O Biplane, 722010 Allura Xper FD1O, 722011 Allura Xper FD1O/10, 722012 Allura Xper FD2O, 722013 Allura XPER FD2O BIPLANE, 722014 Allura Xper FD1O OR Table, 722015 Allura Xper FD2O OR Table, 722019 Allura Xper FD1O/10 OR Table, 722020 Allura Xper FD2O Biplane OR Table, 722022 Allura Xper FD1O OR Table, 722023 Allura Xper FD2O OR Table, 722024 Allura Xper FD1O/10 OR Table, 722025 Allura Xper FD2O Biplane OR Table, 722026 Allura Xper FD1O, 722027 Allura Xper FD1O/10, 722028 Allura Xper FD2O, 722029 Allura Xper FD2O/10, 722031 Allura CV2O, 722033 Allura Xper FD1O OR Table, 722034 Allura Xper FD1O/10 OR Table, 722035 Allura Xper FD2O OR Table, 722036 Allura Xper FD2O/10 OR Table, 722038 Allura Xper FD2O/20, 722039 Allura Xper FD2O/20 OR Table, 722058 Allura Xper FD20115, 722059 Allura Xper FD2O/15 OR Table, 722123 Field extensions Xper cardio systems, 722124 Field extensions Xper vascular systems, 722126 SmartPath to AlluraClarity cardio, 722127 SmartPath to AlluraClarity vascular, 722133 Field ext. Xper cardio systems R7.6, 722134 Field ext. Xper vascular systems R7.6, 722400 Cardio Vascular-Allura Centron, 889006 Diamond Select Allura Xper FD1 0 || The Allura Xper FD Series are intended for use on human patients to perform: Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, including diagnostic, interventional and minimally invasive procedures. Tis included, e.g., peripheral, cerebral, thoracic and abdominal angiography, as well as PTAs, stent placements, embolisations and thrombolysis. Cardiac imaging applications including diagnostics, interventional and minimally invasive procedures (such as PTCA, stent placing, atherectomies), pacemaker implantations, and electrophysiology (EP). Non-vascular interventions such as drainages, biopsies and vertebroplasties procedures. Additionally: The Allura Xper FD series is compatible with a hybrid Operating Room. FD10 is compatible with specific magnetic navigation systems
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems, Inc., 3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover MA 01810-1032
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA