—#126548

Product

Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System & Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System. Product Usage: The Brilliance CT Big Bore is a Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System which produces cross-sectional body images 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: K033357
Affected lot / code info: Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology: Model #728243; Serial #s: 7185, 7187-7189, 7191-7199, 7201,-7243, 7245-7251, 7253-7267, 7269, 7270, 7272-7297, 7299, 7300, 7302, 7304-7317, 7319-7374, 7376-7379, 7381, 7382, 7385, 7387-7389, 7391-7393, 7395, 7397-7401, 7403-7406, 7409-7429, 7431-7433, 7435-7438, 7440-7451, 7454-7457, 7459, 7462-7485, 7487-7509, 7511-7513, 7515-7519, 7521-7524, 7526-7528, 7530-7532, 7534-7537, 7539-7542, 7544, 7545, 7547, 7549-7556, 7558-7562, 7564-7566, 7568, 7569, 7573, 7574, 7577-7582, 7584, 7585, 7588-7593, 7596-7599, 7601-7603, 7605, 7608, 7609, 7611-7613, 7615-7618, 7620, 7622-7624, 7626-7630, 7634, 7635, 7637-7648 & 75000. Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology: Model #728244; Serial #s: 7190, 7200, 7244, 7252, 7268, 7271, 7301, 7318, 7375, 7380, 7383, 7384, 7386, 7390, 7396, 7402, 7407, 7408, 7427, 7430, 7439, 7452, 7453, 7458, 7486, 7510, 7514, 7520, 7525, 7529, 7533, 7538, 7543, 7546, 7557, 7570-7572, 7575, 7576, 7583, 7586, 7587, 7595, 7600, 7604, 7607, 7610, 7614, 7619, 7621, 7625, 7631-7633 & 7636.

Why it was recalled

During internal testing, the Brilliance CT Big Bore was found to be out of tolerance for radio frequency emissions. Specifically, at the 48MHZ frequency, the testing indicated the Brilliance CT Big Bore was 3.5dB uV/meter higher than the applicable IEC 60601-1-2 standard specification.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

Philips Medical System sent an Urgent Medical Device Corrections letters dated December 10, 2013 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter informed customers that a field service Engineer will visit the facility to perform an Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) noise reduction up0date on each system. For information or support concerning contact your local Philips representative: For North America and Canada, contact the Customer Care Solutions Center (1-800-722-9377, OptionS: Enter site ID or follow prompts).

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WV. and countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Ukraine & United Kingdom.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-12-19
Posted by FDA: 2014-06-22
Terminated: 2015-08-25
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #126548. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.