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Z-0165-2007

Allura X-per FD 10/10 x-ray, and fluoroscopy

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2006-10-12 / Terminated

Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips began a recall of Allura X-per FD 10/10 x-ray, and fluoroscopy on . The reason FDA records is "Potential for generator to lock-up. Fluoroscopy and x-ray is no longer possible, and system must be restarted to be able to continue". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0165-2007
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
Allura X-per FD 10/10 x-ray, and fluoroscopy
Product code
IZI System, X-Ray, Angiographic
Reason for recall
Potential for generator to lock-up. Fluoroscopy and x-ray is no longer possible, and system must be restarted to be able to continue.
FDA root cause
Other
Action
On 10/12/06 the firm issued a letter to their consignees advising of the problem and how to avoid the problem by using specific image formats. If the system should lock up, consignees are to switch the system off and then restart. The firm will be conducting software upgrades to the devices once software is ready (estimated time for FD 10/10 is November 2006 and estimated time for FD 20/10 is January 2007). Later, the firm identified 8 additional units and issued a letter on 12/11/06 to affected customers.
Quantity in commerce
47 devices
Distribution
Nationwide.
Product codes and lots
127, 113, 117, 112, 131, 128, 90, 17, 35, 137, 93, 51, 95, 27, 6, 47, 98, 22, 49, 39, 103, 120, 21, 40, 70, 101, 69, 94, 89, 23, 33, 31, 30, 29, 28, 32, 100, 63, 61 Additional units are identified with site numbers: 533397, 531926, 104950, 104953, 103283, 103281, 530653, 104497