Z-0117-2012
Philips BV Endura Fluoroscopic Image Intensified X-ray Catalog Number: 718074
Philips North America LLC / initiated 2011-10-04 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process
Philips Healthcare Inc. began a recall of Philips BV Endura Fluoroscopic Image Intensified X-ray Catalog Number: 718074 Product Usage: Fluoroscopic x-ray system, image-intensified Fluoroscopic x-ray... on . The reason FDA records is "Front plate broke in to two pieces causing the C-Arm to suspend on the single central bolt". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-0117-2012
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Philips North America LLC
- Product
- Philips BV Endura Fluoroscopic Image Intensified X-ray Catalog Number: 718074 Product Usage: Fluoroscopic x-ray system, image-intensified Fluoroscopic x-ray system.
- Product code
- JAA System, X-Ray, Fluoroscopic, Image-Intensified
- Reason for recall
- Front plate broke in to two pieces causing the C-Arm to suspend on the single central bolt
- Root cause tag
- manufacturing process
- FDA root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Philips Healthcare Inc., sent an "URGENT - Field Safety Notice" dated September 30, 2011 to all affected customers. The notice identifies the following: what the problem is and under what circumstances it can occur; the actions that should be taken by the customer/user in order to prevent risks for patients or users and the actions planned by Philips Medical Systems to correct the problem. The notice contains important information for the continued safe and proper use of the equipment and customers were advised to retain a copy with the equipment Instruction for Use. The notice stated that Philips will replace the front plates for systems on the Unit Affected List by the end of June 2012. The notice instructed customers to contact Philips Healthcare representative for further information or support.
- Quantity in commerce
- 12 units in the US
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bharain, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
- Product codes and lots
- Shipped from June~2010 to 26 Jul 2011 S/N: 1413 1438 1492 1504 1567 1567 1620 1633 1634 1691 1765 1800
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