Philips Azurion system; Software Version Number: R3.1
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. began a recall of Philips Azurion system; Software Version Number: R3.1 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Philips has identified two (2) software issues affecting device systems that may result in loss of imaging (X-ray) functionality and/or loss of motorized movement, and/or incorrect image content and/or loss of data...". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as software.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-1113-2026
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- Posted
- Recalling firm
- Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.
- Product
- Philips Azurion system; Software Version Number: R3.1;
- Product code
- OWB Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
- Reason for recall
- Philips has identified two (2) software issues affecting device systems that may result in loss of imaging (X-ray) functionality and/or loss of motorized movement, and/or incorrect image content and/or loss of data. Issue 1 - System remains in continuous restart mode after the start-up. Issue 2 - Longitudinal Position Error Applicable only to systems with Poly-G3 frontal stand.
- Root cause tag
- software
- FDA root cause
- Software design
- Action
- On December 12, 2025, Philips sent URGENT Medical Device Correction letters to customers. Actions to be taken: - Circulate this Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to all users of the system so that they are aware of the issues. " In case the affected system has been transferred to another organization, please send a copy of this Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to that organization and inform Philips about this transfer through your local Philips representative. " Keep this Urgent Medical Device Correction letter with the documentation of the system until Philips corrects your system. Ensure that the letter is in a place likely to be seen/viewed. " Complete and return the response form included in this Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to Philips promptly and no later than 30 days from receipt. Completing this form confirms receipt of the Urgent Medical Device Correction letter and understanding of the issues and required actions to be taken. " If you experience an issue described in this letter, please report it to your local Philips representative. Your local Philips representative will contact you to schedule visits to install the software updates once available. ***Update May 8, 2026*** Previously, Philips planned to resolve issue 1 with software update 3.1.5 and issue 2 with software update 3.1.15. Philips has now updated their plan thusly: Both issues 1 and 2 will be included with software release 3.1.15. Anticipated release date of software version 3.1.15 has been moved to Q3 2026.
- Quantity in commerce
- 228 units (all OUS)
- Distribution
- International distribution in the countries of AE, AR, AT, AZ, BE, BG, BH, BR, BS, CH, CL, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, EC, EG, ES, GB, GR, GT, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IT, JE, JP, LB, MA, MO, NI, NL, NO, PE, PL, RO, SA, SE, SV, TR, UA, VE, VN, ZA;
- Product codes and lots
- Software Version Number: R3.1; (1) Model Number: 722221; System Product Name: Azurion 3 M12; UDI-DI: 00884838099203; Serial Numbers: (2) Model Number: 722222; System Product Name: Azurion 3 M15; UDI-DI: 00884838099210; Serial Numbers: (3) Model Number: 722223; System Product Name: Azurion 7 M12; UDI-DI: 00884838099241; Serial Numbers: (4) Model Number: 722224; System Product Name: Azurion 7 M20; UDI-DI: 00884838099258; Serial Numbers: (5) Model Number: 722225; System Product Name: Azurion 7 B12; UDI-DI: 00884838099265; Serial Numbers: (6) Model Number: 722226; System Product Name: Azurion 7 B20; UDI-DI: 00884838099272; Serial Numbers: (7) Model Number: 722227; System Product Name: Azurion 5 M12; UDI-DI: 00884838099227; Serial Numbers: (8) Model Number: 722228; System Product Name: Azurion 5 M20; UDI-DI: 00884838099234; Serial Numbers: (9) Model Number: 722229; System Product Name: Azurion 3 M12; UDI-DI: 00884838116726; Serial Numbers: 5, 9, 32, 40, 35, 31, 33; (10) Model Number: 722230; System Product Name: Azurion 3 M15; UDI-DI: 00884838116733; Serial Numbers: 25, 54, 50, 52, 55, 30, 63, 60, 67; (11) Model Number: 722231; System Product Name: Azurion 5 M12; UDI-DI: 00884838116740; Serial Numbers: 62, 7, 8, 14, 17, 63, 6, 66, 59, 69, 56, 67, 48, 68, 80, 93, 87, 94, 81, 92, 18; (12) Model Number: 722232; System Product Name: Azurion 5 M20; UDI-DI: 00884838116757; Serial Numbers: 97, 39, 31, 100, 104, 93, 115, 113, 118, 119, 89, 54, 67, 7, 128, 86, 110, 132, 130, 131, 123, 137, 139, 117, 260; (13) Model Number: 722233; System Product Name: Azurion 7 M12; UDI-DI: 00884838116764; Serial Numbers: 239, 100, 233, 240, 176, 227, 223, 130, 161, 194, 243, 56, 193, 280, 75, 253, 156, 288, 72, 281, 304, 300, 105, 295, 312, 310, 285, 292, 290, 298, 297; (14) Model Number: 722234; System Product Name: Azurion 7 M20; UDI-DI: 00884838116771; Serial Numbers: 731, 727, 261, 473, 683, 722, 562, 750, 745, 766, 265, 701, 400, 310, 421, 314, 182, 579, 96, 763, 272, 612, 15, 844, 105, 702, 751, 384, 851, 869, 743, 337, 651, 455, 706, 312, 563, 709, 764, 871, 846, 278, 713, 802, 868, 277, 742, 184, 819, 759, 910, 928, 415, 414, 945, 961, 355, 933, 692, 920, 569, 939, 909, 553, 837, 856, 571, 756, 941, 570, 761, 981, 353, 888, 964, 820, 746, 736, 876, 599, 1017, 908, 487, 983, 495; (15) Model Number: 722235; System Product Name: Azurion 7 B12; UDI-DI: 00884838116788; Serial Numbers: 96, 79, 111, 100, 101, 38, 27, 92, 78, 118, 48, 131, 135, 22, 125, 103, 138, 139, 137; (16) Model Number: 722236; System Product Name: Azurion 7 B20; UDI-DI: 00884838116801; Serial Numbers: 241, 297, 198, 215, 305, 274, 299, 78, 279, 287, 318, 353, 324, 331, 293, 245, 314, 310, 317, 312, 77, 358, 206, 383, 380, 370, 377, 385, 405, 379, 328;
Enforcement reports
One row per recalled product line| Recall number | Class | Status | Voluntary or mandated | Report date | Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1113-2026 | Class II | Ongoing | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
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