Events

Recall of Philips Healthcare Computed Tomography XRay System

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
    64708
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1003-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-04-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-04-17
  • 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=116837
  • 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 healthcare discovered the customer was performing ctdi measurements for facility accreditation and received results that were 15 to 25% higher than philips protocol parameters stated.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare proposed corrective action plan (CAP) is comprised of the following elements: * Updating procedures in manufacturing to verify, either through software calibration or through gage-pin measurement, that A-plane collimation is appropriate to the design specification. It is our understanding that these procedures have been implemented. * For refurbished PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems distributed by Philips, the manufacturing process now requires that CTDI testing be conducted in addition to air testing and that each system meet updated CTDI tolerance limits to be published in the product's instructions for use. * Reassessing and correcting the correlation between air dose and CTDI specifications for all CT systems or sub-systems, resulting in updates of the CTDI specifications (tolerances) to be published in the instructions for use. It is our understanding that this reassessment and correction have been implemented, that the updated CTDI specifications will be made available as new CTDI tolerance tables with the customer information letter to be distributed immediately, and that these updated CTDI specifications will also be distributed as an addendum to the instructions for use manuals to the installed base during the next 12 months. * For all Brilliance CT, Gemini PET/CT, and Precedence SPECT/CT systems, in the installed base as well as in forward production, instructions for field service will be updated to provide clear directions on how to verify that the A-plane collimator has been appropriately adjusted to ensure expected product performance after its replacement and/or the replacement of an x-ray tube. This plan appears to adequately address the problem, and it is hereby approved. For further questions please call (978) 687-1501.

Device

Philips Healthcare Computed Tomography XRay System
  • Model / Serial
    Gemini Dual, Gemini 16 Power, Gemini GXL, Gemini LXL, Gemini TF 16, Gemini TF Base/Ready, Gemini TF 64, Gemini TF Big Bore, Precedence SPECT/CT, Brilliance CT (6, 10,16, 16P, 40, 64, and Big Bore), Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution including USA (nationwide)
  • Product Description
    Philips Healthcare Computed Tomography X-Ray System. || These devices are whole-body computed tomography (CT) x-ray || systems or sub-systems, each with a continuously rotating x-ray tube || and multi-row detectors enclosed by a gantry. X-ray transmission || data acquired and taken at different angles can be reconstructed into || cross-sectional images. Each device also includes signal analysis || and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components, and accessories.
  • 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