—#119893

Product

Brilliance CT 6, M/N 728256; Brilliance CT 16 M/N 728246; Brilliance CT 40, M/N 728235 & Brilliance CT 64 M/N 728231, Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, OH 44143. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction.

FDA product code: JAK — System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K012009, K033326
Affected lot / code info: Model #, 728231, Serial #: 4021, 9535, 9544, 9587, 9627, 9701, 9707, 9713, 9759, 9875, 9887, 9917, 9925, 9931, 9980, 9996, 10009, 10011, 10012, 10015, 10028, 10036, 10042, 10045, 10050, 10052, 10062, 10063, 10064, 10077, 10079, 10081, 10096, 10099, 10102, 10111, 10114, 10120, 10122, 10135, 10136, 10137, 10139, 10145, 10148, 10149, 10151, 10152, 10153, 10154, 10162, 10165, 10166, 10170, 10171, 10172, 10173, 10188, 10189, 10191, 10196, 10198, 10203, 10214, 10222, 10227, 10228, 10229, 10230, 10235, 10238, 10242, 10243, 10247, 10259, 10260, 10261, 10263, 10268, 10273, 10274, 10278, 10288, 10291, 10293, 10294, 10297, 10298, 10301, 10302, 10307, 10312, 10313, 10316, 10317, 10318, 10319, 10320, 10327, 10336, 10337, 10341, 10347, 10349, 10350, 10351, 10352, 10353, 10362, 10365, 10376, 10380, 10384, 10387, 10393, 10400, 10411, 10412, 10414, 10431, 10438, 10439, 10445, 10446, 10452, 10453, 10459, 10461, 10468, 10470, 10471, 10476, 10482, 10486, 10490, 10491, 10503, 10511, 10513, 10519, 10535, 10536, 10540, 10544, 10546, 10551, 10554, 10561, 10563, 10568, 10569, 10574, 10582, 10600, 10617, 10628, 10631, 10635, 10646, 10647, 10651, 10655, 10659, 10673, 10684, 10686, 10698, 10714, 10733, 10734, 29002, 29014, 29016, 29027, 90054, 90099, 95022, 95046, 95073, 95103, 95107, 95109, 95114, 95132, 95133, 95181, 95209, 95268, 95295, 95305, 95371, 95453, 95473, 95563, 95660, 95704, 95706, 95707, 95712, 95715, 95721, 95727, 95729, 95769, 95778, 90199 & 95162. Model #, 728235, Serial #: 9034, 9190, 9233, 9234, 9261, 29049, 29057, 29064 & 29149. Model #, 728246, Serial #: 3150, 3163, 4051, 5547, 5585, 5623, 5655, 5666, 5670, 5715, 5724, 5747, 5773, 5776, 5791, 5803, 5813, 5836, 5855, 5862, 5868, 5876, 5877, 5897, 5911, 5916, 5935, 5969, 5971, 5974, 5997, 6001, 6006, 6008, 6028, 6087, 6102, 6117, 6120, 6121, 6126, 6170, 6195, 6200, 6202, 6203, 6238, 6243, 6281, 6287, 6306, 6318, 6324, 6346, 6352, 6387, 6402, 6405, 6444, 6484, 6491, 6494, 6495, 6496, 6503, 6517, 6519, 6523, 6556, 6559, 6609, 6610, 6611, 6612, 6623, 6624, 6640, 6642, 50115, 50147, 50166, 50180, 50189, 50193, 50195, 50197, 50198, 50204 & 50043. Model #, 728256, Serial #: 3490, 3500, 3679 & 3693.

Why it was recalled

The patient support may move in an unintended manner if the footswitch cover impinges on the footswitch.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Component design/selection

Action the firm took

Philips Healthcare sent an "URGENT-MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated June 4, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-722-9377, option 5 for information concerning this issue.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, WI & WV, and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom & Vietnam.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-07-05
Posted by FDA: 2013-09-16
Terminated: 2015-09-15
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #119893. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.