Events

Recall of Philips BV Pulsera

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Healthcare 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
    60064
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0116-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-10-27
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-01-12
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=104359
  • 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, fluoroscopic, image-intensified - Product Code JAA
  • Reason
    Front plate broke in to two pieces causing the c-arm to suspend on the single central bolt.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare Inc., sent an "URGENT - Field Safety Notice" dated September 30, 2011 to all affected customers. The notice identifies the following: what the problem is and under what circumstances it can occur; the actions that should be taken by the customer/user in order to prevent risks for patients or users and the actions planned by Philips Medical Systems to correct the problem. The notice contains important information for the continued safe and proper use of the equipment and customers were advised to retain a copy with the equipment Instruction for Use. The notice stated that Philips will replace the front plates for systems on the Unit Affected List by the end of June 2012. The notice instructed customers to contact Philips Healthcare representative for further information or support.

Device

Philips BV Pulsera
  • Model / Serial
    Shipped from May 2010 to 26 Jul 2011. S/N: 774 1463 1492 1568 1572 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 1615 1616 1620 1634 1648 1649 1650 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1677 1679 1681 1682 1703 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1726 1727 1731 1732 1734 1735 1736 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1758 1783 1784 1797 1818 1819 1826 1827 1831 1848 1857 1858 1859 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1872 1885 1894 1898 1900 1903 1908 1919 1922 1930 1931 1936 1937 1938 1946 1950 1951 1955 1956 1959 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1998 1999 2000 2003 2005 2012 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2025 2042 2043 2044 2046 2064 2074 2075
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bharain, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Philips BV Pulsera Fluoroscopic Image Intensified X-ray || Catalog Number: 718095 || Product Usage: Fluoroscopic x-ray system, image-intensified Fluoroscopic x-ray system.
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Healthcare Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Healthcare Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Healthcare Inc., 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover MA 01810
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA