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Z-0882-2013Class II

Philips Medical Systems, GEMINI LXL - Model #882412; GEMINI TF 16 - Model #882470 and Model #882473; GEMINI...

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2012-10-24 / Terminated / root cause: software

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc began a recall of Philips Medical Systems, GEMINI LXL - Model #882412; GEMINI TF 16 - Model #882470 and Model #882473; GEMINI TF 64 - Model #882471, Positron Emission Tomography... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Software anomaly. Philips determined that the TumorLOC software program for the referenced PET/CT X-Ray scanning systems has the capability to generate Intensity Projection data sets from respiratory gated data. A...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0882-2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
Philips Medical Systems, GEMINI LXL - Model #882412; GEMINI TF 16 - Model #882470 and Model #882473; GEMINI TF 64 - Model #882471, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning systems, diagnostic imaging systems for fixed or mobile installations that combine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) systems.
Product code
KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
Reason for recall
Software anomaly. Philips determined that the TumorLOC software program for the referenced PET/CT X-Ray scanning systems has the capability to generate Intensity Projection data sets from respiratory gated data. A circumstance was identified by the firm whereby these generated datasets are 'flipped' and incorrectly labeled left-to-right when the are saved to disk. If the flipped Intensity Project
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Philips Medical issued an URGENT - Medical Device Correction letter to their customers concerning the Tumor LOC IPD issue on October 25, 2012. The letter informs the customer of the nature of this software problem and names the Brilliance and GEMINI scanning systems affected by this issue. The letter goes on to describe the hazard inherent to this software issue and provides 'Workaround procedures which the customers can use in order to help mitigate the effects of this problem. Customers with questions should contact their Customers Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377, option 5. For questions regarding this recall call 1-800-722-9377.
Quantity in commerce
30 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, OA MA, MD MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, D, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV; Internationally to Canada and other countries..
Product codes and lots
The affected GEMINI systems are identified with the following Serial Numbers: GEMINI LXL Model # 882412, Serial Numbers: 14702 and 14707; GEMINI TF 16 Model #882470, Serial Numbers: 7129, 7121, 7123, 7128, 7096, 7133, 7185, 7187, 7226, and 7220;  GEMINI TF 16, Model #882473, Serial Numbers: 7150, and and 7237;GEMINI TF 64, Model #882471, Serial Numbers: 7103, 7126, 7132, 7158, 7160, 7164, 7175, 7178, 7179, 7218, 7229, 7221, 7245, 7550, 7255, and 7256.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0882-2013
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0880-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0881-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0882-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0883-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated