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Z-1510-2008

Axis Gamma Camera, Scintillation (gamma) camera, Philips Medical System, Cleveland, OH 44143

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2007-11-21 / Terminated / root cause: design

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc began a recall of Axis Gamma Camera, Scintillation (gamma) camera, Philips Medical System, Cleveland, OH 44143 on . The reason FDA records is "Resistor Failure: The Rotate Motion Shunt Resistor may overheat and results in the appearance of smoke, a burning smell, and an electronic stop condition, which will disable the gamma camera rotate motion and all other...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1510-2008
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
Axis Gamma Camera, Scintillation (gamma) camera, Philips Medical System, Cleveland, OH 44143
Product code
KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
Reason for recall
Resistor Failure: The Rotate Motion Shunt Resistor may overheat and results in the appearance of smoke, a burning smell, and an electronic stop condition, which will disable the gamma camera rotate motion and all other motions.
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Component design/selection
Action
Consignees were sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice on 1/30/08. The letter instructs users who experience a failure to remove the system from service and contact the recalling firm for immediate correction. The recalling firm will schedule appointments with users to replace the affected part beginning in March 2008. For additional information, contact 1-800-722-9377.
Quantity in commerce
Unknow at this time since the recall was expanded.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV, Puerto Rico and countries of Argentinia, Austrailia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Philipines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
Model Numbers: 210714, 210880 and 211037 Part Numbers: 4535 665 13461, or N210714 Axis System, 3/8" Crystals 4535 665 16601, or N210880 Axis System 3/4" Crystals 4535 665 12921, or N211037 Axis System 3/8 Precision 4535 665 13501, or N211039 Axis System 3/4 Precision 4535 679 46301, or N211280 Axis System 3/8 Precision 4535 671 67421, or N211282 Axis System 3/4 Precision (Note: Due to a part number scheme change at the firm, either number is representative of the identified system)