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Z-2306-2016Class II

UroDiagnost; x-ray system

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2016-07-19 / Terminated / root cause: design

Philips Electronics North America Corporation began a recall of UroDiagnost; x-ray system. Product Code: 708033 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The two bolts that attach the clamping plate to the lateral shaft may break, which could cause the c-arm to move laterally forward, slide out of its bearings, and sag". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2306-2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
UroDiagnost; x-ray system. Product Code: 708033
Product code
IXR Table, Radiographic, Tilting
Reason for recall
The two bolts that attach the clamping plate to the lateral shaft may break, which could cause the c-arm to move laterally forward, slide out of its bearings, and sag
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Device Design
Action
On July 19, 2016, Philips sent a Field Safety Notice to all affected customers. Philips Field Service Engineers will add an independent safety catch free of charge.
Quantity in commerce
993 total
Distribution
Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Canada, Algeria, ARGENTINA, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, TURKEY, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
All serial numbers.  708033 System serial numbers 1, 17, 15, 4, 3, 7, 18, 21, 8, 13, 14, 11, 5, 16, 2.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2306-2016
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2305-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2306-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2307-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated