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Z-0368-2014Class II

EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, Model 795200, 795201, 795202. Intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid...

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2013-10-17 / Terminated / root cause: software

Philips Medical Systems North America Inc. began a recall of EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, Model 795200, 795201, 795202. Intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid flow analysis on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "A problem has been detected with Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. Using the International System Date Format may result in calculation errors in Gestational Age Gestational Age...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0368-2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, Model 795200, 795201, 795202. Intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid flow analysis.
Product code
IYN System, Imaging, Pulsed Doppler, Ultrasonic
Reason for recall
A problem has been detected with Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. Using the International System Date Format may result in calculation errors in Gestational Age Gestational Age (GA) and Established Due Date (EDD).
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Affected customers will be notified via the Urgent-Field Safety Notice (FSN79500286), Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound system, dated 2013 October. Customers are informed that using the International System Date Format in the Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. may result in calculation errors in Gestational Age and Established Due Date (EDD). Philips will upgrade customer systems to software version 1.1, which corrects the issue, for a free of charge.
Quantity in commerce
306 units total (206 international; 100 in the US).
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of CT, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, NC, OR, PA, TX, and WA, and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
TRACE ITEM SERIAL NUMBERS in the UNITED STATES: US713B0171, US713B0207, US813B0017, US813B0018, US813B0019, US813B0020, US813B0022, US813B0023, US813B0024, US813B0025, US813B0122, US813B0123, US813B0125, US813B0127, US813B0128, US813B0129, US813B0131, US813B0132, US813B0134, US813B0135, US813B0233, US813B0234, US813B0235, US813B0236, US813B0237, US813B0238, US813B0239, US813B0240, US813B0423, US813B0424, US813B0425, US813B0426, US813B0427, US813B0428, US813B0429, US813B0430, US813B0431, US813B0432, US813B0433, US813B0434, US913B0033, US913B0034, US913B0035, US913B0036, US913B0037, US913B0038, US913B0039, US913B0040, US913B0057, US913B0060, US913B0061, US913B0062, US913B0063, US913B0064, US913B0065, US913B0066, US913B0106, US913B0107, US913B0108, US913B0109, US913B0110, US913B0111, US913B0112, US913B0113, US913B0144, US913B0176, US913B0201, US913B0256, US913B0257, US913B0350, US913B0363, US913B0364, US913B0365, US913B0366, US913B0367, US913B0368, US913B0369, US913B0380, US913B0384, US913B0395, US913B0396, US913B0397, US913B0398, US913B0399, US913B0400, US913B0401, US913B0402, US913B0409, US913B0441, US913B0444, US913B0445, US913B0446, US913B0447, US913B0503, US913B0522, US913B0614, US913B0615, US913B0616, US913B0618, US913B0619, and USO13B0043.  TRACE ITEM SERIAL NUMBERS INTERNATIONAL:  US513B0224, US513B0295, US513B0387, US513B0560, US613B0299, US713B0085, US713B0086, US713B0118, US713B0119, US713B0120, US713B0122, US713B0123, US713B0126, US713B0149, US713B0171, US713B0172, US713B0192, US713B0193, US713B0194, US713B0195, US713B0204, US713B0205, US713B0206, US713B0208, US713B0324, US713B0325, US713B0358, US713B0359, US713B0437, US713B0439, US713B0440, US713B0532, US713B0537, US713B0573, US713B0574, US713B0575, US713B0576, US713B0577, US713B0578, US713B0579, US713B0580, US713B0581, US713B0582, US713B0583, US713B0584, US713B0586, US713B0587, US713B0588, US713B0589, US713B0590, US713B0592, US713B0593, US713B0594, US713B0595, US813B0015, US813B0016, US813B0032, US813B0037, US813B0038, US813B0039, US813B0121, US813B0151, US813B0152, US813B0153, US813B0154, US813B0155, US813B0156, US813B0157, US813B0158, US813B0159, US813B0160, US813B0161, US813B0162, US813B0163, US813B0164, US813B0183, US813B0184, US813B0185, US813B0186, US813B0187, US813B0188, US813B0189, US813B0190, US813B0191, US813B0192, US813B0193, US813B0194, US813B0195, US813B0196, US813B0232, US813B0396, US813B0397, US813B0398, US813B0399, US813B0400, US813B0401, US813B0402, US813B0403, US813B0404, US813B0405, US813B0406, US813B0407, US813B0408, US813B0409, US813B0410, US813B0411, US813B0468, US813B0469, US813B0470, US813B0471, US813B0472, US813B0473, US813B0474, US813B0475, US813B0476, US813B0477, US813B0478, US813B0479, US813B0480, US913B0026, US913B0027, US913B0028, US913B0029, US913B0030, US913B0031, US913B0032, US913B0041, US913B0051, US913B0059, US913B0085, US913B0086, US913B0101, US913B0102, US913B0103, US913B0104, US913B0105, US913B0130, US913B0132, US913B0133, US913B0134, US913B0135, US913B0137, US913B0138, US913B0139, US913B0140, US913B0141, US913B0142, US913B0143, US913B0177, US913B0178, US913B0179, US913B0185, US913B0202, US913B0216, US913B0217, US913B0218, US913B0219, US913B0220, US913B0221, US913B0222, US913B0223, US913B0232, US913B0252, US913B0253, US913B0254, US913B0255, US913B0259, US913B0260, US913B0299, US913B0300, US913B0301, US913B0302, US913B0303, US913B0316, US913B0317, US913B0318, US913B0319, US913B0332, US913B0333, US913B0336, US913B0337, US913B0338, US913B0339, US913B0340, US913B0349, US913B0359, US913B0360, US913B0385, US913B0408, US913B0458, US913B0459, US913B0486, US913B0487, US913B0488, US913B0489, US913B0490, US913B0499, US913B0504, US913B0505, US913B0506, US913B0565, US913B0566, US913B0567, US913B0568, USO13B0040, and USO13B0041.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0368-2014
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0368-2014Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated