—#164779

Product

Brilliance Big Bore Radiology 728244

FDA product code: JAK — System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K033357
Affected lot / code info: UDI: (01)00884838059450(21)76064, Serial Number: 76064; UDI: (01)00884838059450(21)76102, Serial Number: 76102; UDI: (01)00884838059450(21)76094, Serial Number: 76094

Why it was recalled

A problem has been detected in the X-Ray Tube. The affected tubes have a production defect that allows oil leakage from the tube housing, if it were to re-occur, could pose a risk for patients or users.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Other

Action the firm took

Urgent Field Safety Notice letters were sent to customers on 3/28/18. The letters did not request any actions to be conducted by the customers. For Brilliance Big Bore/ Ingenuity CT / Ingenuity Core / Ingenuity Corel 28 Customers: A Philips Field Service Engineer will contact you to schedule the FCO updates at your site. Field Change Order (FCO 72800691 and 72800692) will be released to correct the issue. For Ingenuity TF PET/CT Customers: Field Change Order (FCO 88200520 and 88200511) will be released to correct this issue. A Philips Field Service Engineer will contact you to schedule the FCO updates at your site.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: The systems were distributed to the following US states: HI, KS, and MO. The systems were distributed to the following foreign countries: Algeria, Austria, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, and Uganda.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2018-03-28
Terminated: 2020-04-21
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #164779. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.