BrightView SPECT gamma camera for Emission Computed Tomography — Class II medical device recall Z-1481-2013
Terminated recall by Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, reported 2013-06-12, distributed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE…. Philips has received one report from the field that there was an unexpected motion of the detector due to a fa
| Recall number | Z-1481-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, Cleveland, OH, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-04-25 |
| Classified | 2013-06-05 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-06-12 |
| Terminated | 2014-02-12 |
| Distributed | AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AT, AU, BE, BH, BR, CA, CN, CZ, DE, DK, DO, EG, ES, FR, GB, ID, IN, IR, IT, JP, KR, LB, LT, MX, MY, PT, SA, SG, SI, TH, TR, TW, UA, VE, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 505 units |
| Serial numbers | 0000101, 40000092, 4000089, 4000090, 4000091, 4000093, 4000094, 4000095, 4000098, 4000098A, 4000099, 4000100, 4000102, 4000103, 4000103-4000151-1, 4000104, 4000105, 4000106, 4000107, 4000108, 4000109, 4000110, 4000111, 4000112, 4000113 and 475 more |
| Model numbers | 882480 |
Product
BrightView SPECT gamma camera for Emission Computed Tomography, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH 44143 BrightView SPECT is a gamma camera designed for single or dual detector nuclear imaging accommodating a broad range of emission computed tomography Emission Computed Tomography (ECT) studies.
Reason for recall
Philips has received one report from the field that there was an unexpected motion of the detector due to a failure of the mechanical assembly.
Machine access
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