—#110763

Product

Philips Brilliance 6, 16, 40, 64, Big Bore, iCT and iCT SP are Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems. The devices are Computed Tomography Systems that are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes

FDA product code: JAK — System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K012009, K033326, K033357, K060937
Affected lot / code info: Brilliance 64, M/N #728231, Serial #s, 10140, 10141,10142, 10143, 10144, 10145, 10146, 10147, 10148, 10149, 10150, 10151, 10152,10153, 10154, 10155, 10156, 10157, 10158, 10159, 10160, 10161, 10162, 10163, 10164, 10165, 10166, 10167, 10168, 10169, 10170, 10171, 10172, 10173, 10174, 10175, 10176, 10177, 10178, 10179, 10180, 10181, 10182, 10183, 10184, 10185, 10186, 10187, 10188, 10189, 10190, 10191, 10192, 10193, 10194, 10195, 10196, 10197, 10198, 10200, 10203, 10204, 10206, 10207, 10208, 10209, 10210, 10211, 10213, 10216, 10218, 10221, 10222, 10223, 10224, 10225, 10226, 10229, 10230, 10232, 10233, 10234, 10237, 10238, 10239, 10241, 10242, 10243, 10244, 10245, 10247, 10248, 10249, 10250, 10252, 10255, 10256, 10257, 10258, 10259, 10260, 10262, 10263, 10264, 10266, 10267, 10268, 10270, 10271, 10272, 10273, 10274, 10275, 10276, 10277, 10278, 10279, 10280, 10281, 10282, 10283, 10284, 10285, 10286, 10287, 10288, 10291, 10292, 10293, 10294, 10295, 10296, 10297, 10298, 10299, 10300 Brilliance 40, M/N #728235, Serial #s 9258, 9259, 9260, 9261, 9262, 9263, 9264, 9265, 9266, 9267, 9268 Brilliance Big Bore, M/N #728243 Serial #s 7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7449, 7450, 7451, 7454, 7455, 7456, 7457, 7459, 7462, 7463, 7464, 7465, 7466, 7467, 7468, 7469, 7470, 7471, 7472, 7473, 7474, 7475, 7476, 7477, 7478, 7479, 7480, 7481, 7482, 7483, 7484, 7485, 7487, 7488, 7489, 7490, 7491, 7492, 7493, 7494, 7495, 7496, 7497, 7498, 7499, 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, 7504, 7505, 7506, 7507, 7508, 7509, 7511, 7512, 7513 Brilliance Big Bore, M/N #728244 Serial #s 7452, 7453, 7458, 7486, 7510, 7514 Brilliance 16, M/N #728246 Serial #s 5990, 5991, 5992, 5993, 5994, 5995, 5996, 5997, 5998, 5999, 6000, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010, 6011, 6012, 6013, 6014, 6015, 6016, 6017, 6018, 6020, 6021, 6022, 6023, 6024, 6025, 6026, 6027, 6028, 6029, 6030, 6031, 6032, 6033, 6034, 6035, 6036, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6040, 6041, 6042, 6043, 6044, 6045, 6046, 6047, 6048, 6049, 6050, 6051, 6052, 6053, 6054, 6055, 6056, 6058, 6059, 6060, 6061, 6062, 6063, 6064, 6065, 6066, 6067, 6068, 6069, 6070, 6071, 6072, 6073, 6074, 6075, 6076, 6077, 6078, 6079, 6080, 6081, 6082, 6083, 6084, 6085, 6086, 6087, 6088, 6089, 6090, 6091, 6092, 6093, 6094, 6095, 6096, 6097, 6098, 6099, 6100, 6101, 6102, 6104, 6105, 6106, 6107, 6108, 6109, 6110, 6111, 6112, 6113, 6114, 6115, 6117, 6118, 6119, 6120, 6121, 6122, 6123, 6124, 6125, 6126, 6127, 6128, 6129, 6130, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6134, 6135, 6136, 6137, 6138, 6139, 6140, 6141, 6142, 6143, 6144, 6145, 6146, 6147, 6148, 6149, 6150, 6151, 6152, 6153, 6154, 6155, 6156, 6157, 6158, 6159, 6160, 6163, 6165, 6166, 6167, 6168, 6169, 6170, 6171, 6172, 6173, 6174, 6175, 6176 Brilliance 6, M/N #728256 Serial # 3669, 3670, 3671, 3672, 3673, 3674, 3675, 3676, 3677, 3678, 3679, 3680, 3681, 3682, 3683, 3684, 3685, 3686, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3690, 3691, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3695, 3696, 3697, 3698, 3699, 3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3707, 3708, 3709 Brilliance iCT, M/N #728306 Serial #s 100113, 100114, 100115, 100116, 100117, 100118, 100119, 100120, 100121, 100122, 100123, 100124, 100125, 100126, 100128, 100129, 100130, 100131, 100132, 100133, 100134, 100135, 100136, 100137, 100138, 100139, 100140, 100141, 100142, 100144, 100145, 100146, 100147, 100148, 100149, 100150, 100151, 100152, 100153, 100154, 100155, 100157, 100158, 100159, 100160, 100161, 100162, 100163, 100164, 100165, 100166, 100167, 100168, 100169, 100170 Brilliance iCT SP, M/N #728311 Serial #s 200006, 200007, 200008, 200009, 200010, 200011, 200012, 200013, 200015, 200016, 200017, 200018, 200019, 200020, 200021, 200022, 200023, 200024, 200025, 200026, 200027, 200028, 200029, 200030, 200031, 200032, 200033, 200034, 200035, 200036, 200037, 200038

Why it was recalled

Philips Healthcare was notified that several of the sixteen bolts securing the brackets which support the carbon table top on various models of their Brilliant CT scanner have been found to be defective and the bolt heads may break off.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Process control

Action the firm took

Philips sent a Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated June 28, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Philips Key Market representatives will distribute the letter internationally. Additionally, a Field Service Engineer will visit each site to inspect and correct the issue, and Philips will be tracking the progressof the correction. For further information, Customers were asked to contact their local Philips representative or Philips Healthcare Office. North American and Canadian consignees should contact the Philips Customer Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377

Recalling firm

Firm: Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Address: 595 Miner Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44143-2131

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, MJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI. and the countries of Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philipines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Russia Fed, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2012-07-02
Posted by FDA: 2012-07-19
Terminated: 2013-12-24
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #110763. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.