—#121737

Product

Brilliance iCT and Brilliance iCT SP These systems are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. May include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components and accessories

FDA product code: JAK — System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K060937
Affected lot / code info: Model # 728306 100016, 100018, 100019, 100020, 100021, 100022, 100023, 100024, 100025, 100028, 100031, 100032, 100037, 100038, 100039, 100040, 100042, 100043, 100044, 100045, 100046, 100047, 100048, 100049, 100050, 100051, 100052, 100053, 100054, 100055, 100056, 100057, 100058, 100059, 100060, 100061, 100062, 100063, 100064, 100065, 100066, 100067, 100068, 100069, 100070, 100071, 100072, 100073, 100074, 100077, 100078, 100079, 100081, 100082, 100083, 100084, 100085, 100086, 100087, 100088, 100089, 100090, 100091, 100092, 100093, 100094, 100095, 100096, 100097, 100098, 100099, 100100, 100101, 100102, 100103, 100104, 100105, 100107, 100108, 100109, 100110, 100111, 100112, 100113, 100114, 100115, 100116, 100117, 100118, 100119, 100120, 100121, 100122, 100123, 100124, 100125, 100126, 100127, 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, 100171, 100172, 100173, 100174, 100175, 100176, 100177, 100178, 100179, 100180, 100181, 100182, 100183, 100184, 100185, 100186, 100187, 100188, 100189, 100190, 100191, 100192, 100193, 100194, 100195, 100196, 100197, 100198, 100199, 100200, 100201, 100202, 100203, 100204, 100205, 100206, 100207, 100208, 100209, 100210, 100211, 100212, 100213, 100214, 100215, 100216, 100217, 100218, 100219, 100220, 100221, 100222, 100223, 100224, 100225, 100226, 100227, 100228, 100229, 100230, 100231, 100232, 100233, 100234, 100235, 100236, 100238, 100240, 100241, 100242, 100243, 100244, 100245, 100246, 100247, 100248, 100249, 100250, 100251, 100252, 100253, 100254, 100255, 100256, 100257, 100258, 100259, 100260, 100261, 100262, 100263, 100264, 100265, 100266, 100267, 100268, 100269, 100270, 100271, 100272, 100273, 100274, 100275, 100276, 100277, 100278, 100279, 100280, 100281, 100282, 100283, 100284, 100285, 100286, 100287, 100288, 100289, 100290, 100291, 100292, 100293, 100294, 100295, 100296, 100298, 100299, 100300, 100301, 100302, 100303, 100304, 100305, 100306, 100307, 100308, 100309, 100310, 100311, 100312, 100313, 100314, 100315, 100316, 100317, 100318, 100319, 100320, 100321, 100322, 100323, 100324, 100325, 100326, 100327, 100328, 100329, 100330, 100331, 100332, 100333, 100334, 100335, 100336, 100337, 100338, 100339, 100340, 100341, 100342, 100343, 100344, 100345, 100346, 100347, 100348, 100349, 100350, 100351, 100352, 100353, 100354, 100355, 100356, 100357, 100358, 100359, 100360, 100361, 100362, 100363, 100364, 100365, 100366, 100367, 100368, 100369, 100370, 100371, 100372, 100373, 100374, 100375, 100376, 100377, 100378, 100379, 100380, 100381, 100382, 100383, 100384, 100385, 100386, 100387, 100388, 100389, 100391, 100392, 100393, 100394, 100395, 100396, 100397, 100398, 100399, 100400, 100401, 100402, 100403, 100404, 100405, 100406, 100407, 100408, 100409, 100410, 100411, 100412, 100413, 100414, 100415, 100416, 100417, 100418, 100423, 100424, 100426 and 100429. Model # 728311 200003, 200004, 200005, 200006, 200007, 200008, 200009, 200010, 200011, 200012, 200013, 200014, 200015, 200016, 200017, 200018, 200019, 200020, 200021, 200022, 200023, 200024, 200025, 200026, 200027, 200028, 200029, 200030, 200031, 200032, 200033, 200034, 200035, 200036, 200037, 200038, 200039, 200040, 200041, 200042, 200043, 200044, 200045, 200046, 200047, 200048, 200049, 200050, 200051, 200052, 200053, 200054, 200055, 200056, 200057, 200058, 200059, 200060, 200061, 200062, 200063, 200064, 200065, 200066, 200067, 200068, 200069, 200071, 200073, 200074, 200075, 200076, 200077, 200078, 200079, 200080, 200081, 200082, 200083, 200084, 200085, 200086, 200087, 200088, 200089, 200090, 200091, 200092, 200093, 200094, 200095, 200096, 200097, 200098, 200099, 200100, 200101, 200102, 200103, 200104, 200105, 200106, 200107, 200108, 200109, 200110, 200111, 200112, 200113, 200114, 200115, 200116, 200117, 200119, 200120, 200123, 200124, 200125 and 200126.

Why it was recalled

An artifact that resembles thrombus may appear on the image.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Philips sent an Field Safety Notice dated July 15, 2013, to all US customers via certified mail. Market representatives will distribute the letter internationally. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers. Additionally, a Field Service Engineer will contact each site to schedule a time to implement the Field Change Order. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office.For North America and Canada, contact the Customer Care Solutions Center (1"800-722"9377,Option 5: Enter Site 10 or follow the prompts). This notice has been reported to the appropriate Regulatory Agency Philips apologizes for any inconveniences caused by this problem

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, VT, WA, and WV., and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-07-16
Posted by FDA: 2014-01-27
Terminated: 2014-09-19
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #121737. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.