Z-2474-2021Class II

The Allura Xper series is intended for use on human patients to perform: "Vascular, cardiovascular and...

Name: Z-2474-2021 The Allura Xper series is intended for use on human patients to perform: "Vascular, cardiovascular and...
Creator: Philips North America Llc
Published: 2021-08-13
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2021-08-13 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Philips North America Llc began a recall of The Allura Xper series is intended for use on human patients to perform: "Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, including... on 2021-08-13. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Early life failure of the ADUs only occurs when the hospital mains provide 480V to the system. This current voltage may lead to saturation and overheating of the coils that protect the IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2474-2021
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2021-08-13
Posted: 2021-09-14
Terminated: 2024-03-11
Recalling firm: Philips North America LLC
Product: The Allura Xper series is intended for use on human patients to perform: "Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, including diagnostic, interventional and minimally invasive procedures. This includes, e.g., peripheral, cerebral, thoracic and abdominal angiography, as well as PTAs, stent placements, embolisations and thrombolysis. "Cardiac imaging applications including diagnostics, interventional and minimally invasive procedures (such as PTCA, stent placing, atherectomies), pacemaker implanatations, and electrophysiology (EP). "Non-vascular interventions such as drainages, biopsies and vertebroplasties procedures."
Product code: OWB Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
Reason for recall: Early life failure of the ADUs only occurs when the hospital mains provide 480V to the system. This current voltage may lead to saturation and overheating of the coils that protect the IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar transistor) of the ADU. The overheating may generate a peculiar burning smell that may be noticed. In some instances, this burning smell may be noticed before the ADU fails. When the ADU fails the X-ray performance of the system is reduced to Emergency Fluoroscopy. Exposure will not be possible and image quality will be reduced.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: Philips notified accounts by Urgent Medical Device Recall letter via certified mailing United States Postal Service (USPS) on 8/13/21. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Please place this Medical Device Recall letter with the documentation of the system until this correction has been implemented in your system. Additionally, please return the attached reply form to Phhilps to confirm that the users of the system have reviewed and understood this Medical Device Recall. Philips will correct the affected systems by replacing the ADUs. A Philips service representative will contact you to schedule the correct ion of your system. Please be assured that maintaining a high level of safety and quality is our highest priority. lf you need any further information or support concerning thls issue, please contact your local Philips representative: 1-800-722-9377 (reference FCO72200483
Quantity in commerce: 4 units
Distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of ID, MA, MI, TX, VA.
Product codes and lots: Serial numbers: 48, 66, 67, 160

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2474-2021
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-2474-2021	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2021-09-22	2021-09-14
Z-2475-2021	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2021-09-22	2021-09-14
Z-2476-2021	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2021-09-22	2021-09-14

Product code OWB

K141979Class IIAllura Xper Fd Series / Allura Xper or Table SeriesPhilips Medical Systems Netherland BV / cleared 2014-08-19

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)