Medical & Radiation Emitting Device Recalls

Class 2 Recall
iE33 Ultrasound System

• Date Posted: February 17, 2007
• Recall Number: Z-0422-2007
• Product: iE33 Ultrasound System (System, imaging, pulsed doppler, ultrasonic and system, imaging, pulsed echo, ultrasonic)
• Code Information: Base id numbers: 02RCZW, 02KHVQ, 02L57V, 02L5HV, 02KG8D, 02LJ5B, 02LJBB, 02RC00, 02HWQJ, 02BV73, 02LFMR, 02HXCQ, 02KHQ7, 02HWRH, 02HWT2, 02LJ1R, 02RC92, 02KHWF, 02LHZT, 02L6Y3, 02L6Z7, 02RC8Y, 02KHMD, 02LJ85, 02KHXP, 02KHWK, 02KHZH, 02HXP2, 02HXPN, 02D391, 02KJ47, 02L54X, 02RC0Y, 02RC11, 02L598, 02KHQQ, 02RC7B, 02LJBC, 02KHLC, 02KHJ1, 02KHMX, 02LFKV, 02LFKW, 02LFMB, 02LFML, 02LFMP, 02LJP0, 02RCFT, 02RCY3, 02RCXZ, 02RCQL, 02RCXC, 02D38B, 02BV74, 02DPCL, 02LJ56, 02LJ47, 02LJL3, 02RD0X, 02HWQ5, 02D3VM, 02RCXG, 02L4TW, 02RCHN, 02L5KG, 02RC0Q, 02LJ5L, 02L6B4, 02L6F6, 02L5RZ, 02LJPL, 02KH91, 02KH87, 02KHG5, 02HXKQ, 02HXL5, 02HWV9, 02RCXX, 02HXBW, 02HXN6, 02KJ3L, 02L6W7, 02L552, 02HXFX, 02RCV6, 02KHPD, 02KHNW, 02KHPT, 02KHNQ, 02L6YX, 02L5NP, 02DPL9, 02DPK5, 02KJ5Y, 02DPMN, 02KHMY, 02L51R, 02L57W, 02KHHH, 02KHHW, 02LJJH, 02LJK8, 02L6CD, 02L559, 02KHKM, 02RCX6, 02RCWB, 02RCX7, 02RCPJ, 02LJ0M, 02L50F, 02KHVH, 02BVM0, 02L5XW, 02RCHP, 02RCW8, 02RCW5, 02RCW6, 02RCJN, 02RCY1, 02LJ0J, 02RCV8, 02KHG1, 02L5L9, 02KH9J, 02L52X, 02LJ8K, 02LJ91, 02BV6Z, 02LJ0V, 02LJ0P, 02LJ08, 02L4XN, 02RC10, 02RC1W, 02RC27, 02RC28, 02KH8C, 02LJ09, 02D28Y, 02HXJR, 02KHVK, 02KHQX, 02KHX4, 02LJ4D, 02LJC1, 02LJB6, 02LJ96, 02LJBD, 02LJBG, 02L6CC, 02HWRJ, 02L5X0, 02L6QV, 02L5MF, 02HXL7, 02L66Y, 02L66Z, 02L6M9, 02L4Z8, 02RCTK, 02DQBF, 02HWRK, 02LJC5, 02LJG1, 02LJDD, 02LJKC, 02LJKZ, 02LFJB, 02BVJ6, 02LJ3F, 02LJ1N, 02L603, 02L5WJ, 02L6FL, 02L6F5, 02LJKT, 02RCZX, 02D4BK, 02DPFV, 02L6NP, 02D4C2, 02DQ10, 02RD05, 02RCHQ, 02HX8L, 02LJM6, 02L6H9, 02RD01, 02RCZY, 02RCZR, 02LJ0K, 02LJ0Z, 02LJ1G, 02LJ1K, 02LK02, 02LK09, 02RCWC, 02RCW9, 02KHB1, 02LHYK, 02LHYG, 02DPXK, 02BV72, 02HWQ0, 02RCCF, 02RCMW, 02RCM8, 02RCZZ, 02RCBC, 02RCM5, 02L56K, 02L6NQ, 02RCZP, 02L4XH, 02L51Q, 02HXTK, 02HXTN, 02HWW9, 02DR1W, 02KHVX, 02LJ1Y, 02LJ2R, 02HWPT, 02RCTG, 02KHBL, 02KHBM, 02KHC3, 02DPMV, 02DQNF, 02DPMR, 02RCPL, 02LJ1C, 02L70Z, 02DQP4, 02DQNX, 02HXR3, 02HXQK, 02HXR4, 02HXTG, 02HXTV, 02DPDT, 02KH5M, 02L6R5, 02L6RR, 02DPPW, 02KHY8, 02L51K, 02L70R, 02KHDT, 02KHPW, 02RCX8, 02RCX9, 02L57J, 02L4Z1, 02DPPT, 02DR25, 02HWTF, 02LHZV, 02DP8Q, 02L6N8, 02DP9T, 02DPB7, 02DPB9, 02DPPD, 02DPP8, 02DP8P, 02DP86, 02RCRR, 02HXD9, 02HXDD, 02HXDH, 02HXF0, 02LFNR, 02RC16, 02RCW3, 02KHT4, 02RCB3, 02RC88, 02KJ6F, 02KG8F, 02KHJL, 02HX54, 02HX55, 02HX5B, 02HX7H, 02HX7V, 02HXHQ, 02LJCR, 02LJDR, 02L5G5, 02L5CK, 02RCF4, 02RCMX, 02RCMY, 02RCM2, 02L4YM, 02L57X, 02L591, 02L6LX, 02L50Y, 02KHXB, 02KH71, 02L4YG, 02BVLZ, 02DQNJ, 02HX7X, 02HXJH, 02RCZN, 02RCWY, 02RCVB, 02D413, 02RD06, 02HXBY, 02RCXB, 02RCY2, 02DQJH, 02L6N0, 02L6MD, 02DR27, 02HXC0, 02L6MZ, 02L6BP, 02HXBG, 02HX7Y, 02L5QK, 02LJ1J, 02LJC0, 02LJ1H, 02LHZ2, 02L5RY, 02LJ2Q, 02LJ38, 02L6QT, 02HXPL, 02L6YM, 02LHYH, 02KHVW, 02RCG8, 02LFMX, 02L706, 02KJ1V, 02RD00, 02HXN0, 02HWT3, 02KHTM, 02HXKL, 02L5Z8, 02L6R3, 02KHT8, 02LFMW, 02RC0P, 02KHQZ, 02RCN0, 02RCXD, 02DPDP, 02L6J9, 02LFH9, 02LK0Y, 02LK10, 02RCRQ, 02HWZV, 02HX8B, 02L50K, 02KJ0H, 02KJ0N, 02LJNM, 02LJM4, 02LJK9, 02LJKX, 02HXMG, 02HXMB, 02HXKK, 02HXKN, 02LHYD, 02KG8C, 02HXHW, 02L4XG, 02KHRN, 02HXP5, 02KHRH, 02DPWZ, 02RCLF, 02BTMJ, 02HWPZ, 02RCX3, 02KHJH, 02HXFP, 02KHMF, 02KH9H, 02KHM5, 02KHM7, 02HXD5, 02LJH4, 02LJKJ, 02LJKH, 02LJM5, 02L6GX, 02RD10, 02HXR2, 02LJF8, 02L6TB, 02LJH3, 02LJG7, 02D3VK, 02HXHN, 02HWXL, 02RCXH, 02LFHB, 02L67L, 02L61D, 02HWV8, 02HXBV, 02LJDN, 02LJH2, 02LJ1Z, 02LJ9R, 02LK0X, 02LJ8Q, 02RCRP, 02RCV9, 02L6G9, 02L6Y6, 02L6QW, 02LJ88, 02RCQJ, 02KHM2, 02RCJB, 02L4XJ, 02L56N, 02L55C, 02HXBH, 02L6GY, 02KH5L, 02RC01, 02DPP9, 02L6KX, 02HXK9, 02RCZT, 02L4Y7, 02L6C4, 02KHXL, 02L4YH, 02L6V2, 02L6V3, 02L6MY, 02RC7Q, 02RC7P, 02RC5N, 02RC7Y, 02LFMD, 02LFMM, 02LFNL, 02RC08, 02RC0V, 02RC14, 02KHHR, 02L699, 02L68J, 02L68F, 02L6B2, 02L70N, 02LJ1V, 02LJCY, 02LJ5N, 02L5G6, 02D4C3, 02DP9Q, 02DPQP, 02KHW0, 02KHQ3, 02HWTX, 02KHNR, 02RCJJ, 02RC29, 02RCTD, 02HXHP, 02LJJG, 02LJ5M, 02KHQ9, 02LJP1, 02L6BG, 02L5FY, 02KG8H, 02KHVL, 02RCC1, 02RCFW, 02L5P8, 02LFMK, 02L5VC, 02L5PP, 02RCZQ, 02RCTC, 02L605, 02L60X, 02RD0Z, 02DPRK, 02DPTZ, 02RD04, 02RD12, 02RD13, 02L6ZN, 02LJC9, 02RCM4, 02DPQR, 02HWRG, 02KHPZ, 02DPVB, 02KHXN, 02KHWJ, 02RC5J, 02KJ42, 02RCT7, 02LK0B, 02L5FH, 02RCX4, 02L71D, 02L70T, 02LHZ4, 02L5TC, 02L6V6, 02HXF5, 02HXPT, 02L602, 02RCPP, 02LFMC, 02KHP9, 02KHRM, 02RCY4, 02RCY5, 02RCXY, 02RD0Y, 02RCHM, 02RCTN, 02RCW7, 02RCVC, 02RD03, 02L6Q6, 02L681, 02LFMZ, 02LFMG, 02LFMJ, 02LFM9, 02LFMV, 02LFN2, 02HXBM, 02HWZF, 02L6K9, 02L6KW, 02L6Y9, 02LJ4B, 02L6NX, 02L6LV, 02KJ5X, 02RCZV, 02RCPR, 02L6NB, 02HX53, 02HXNL, 02D4BG, 02HWT0, 02L6GB, 02L6FT, 02L5MP, 02L69C, 02L6B0, 02L6GD, 02L6MB, 02L6LY, 02L6KC, 02RCRV, 02RCRT, 02KHD5, 02HXL2, 02RC7T, 02DPQ6, 02L4WW, 02DPZV, 02L6BF, 02L6BC, 02L69B, 02L68N, 02L68G, 02L662, 02L64N, 02L64Z, 02L64P, 02HWQ6, 02LJKK, 02LJ2N, 02KJ0G, 02RCB1, 02RCXF, 02RCTP, 02KJ5P, 02L4VC, 02L4VH, 02L667, 02L663, 02L64Y, 02L64Q, 02L682, 02L683, 02L67X, 02L67N, 02L63T, 02L61F, 02DQ3N, 02KH89, 02LFMT, 02HXNK, 02RCY0, 02HXJG, 02LFMN, 02RC17, 02RC2B, 02RC2Q, 02L6XC, 02L6NC, ** added international base numbers 02/14/2007** 02D450, 02DPRG, 02HWWQ, 02HX5R, 02HXFZ, 02HXH6, 02HXK6, 02KH41, 02KHRR, 02KHVF, 02KHVM, 02KJ5N, 02L4W0, 02L66H, 02L6N9, 02L6RT, 02LJ19, 02LJP8, 02LK05, 02RCW2, 02RCX0, 02HWZH, 02L6DB, 02L6RV, 02D4C0, 02DPLF, 02KHML, 02KHKH, 02KHNZ, 02D415, 02D44P, 02D4C1, 02DPCG, 02DPLB, 02DPMT, 02DPPB, 02DPPR, 02DPQ4, 02DPQ5, 02DPQN, 02DPR4, 02HWTW, 02HWXJ, 02HWZG, 02HX01, 02HX8H, 02HXB3, 02HXBX, 02HXFN, 02HXGF, 02HXGR, 02HXGV, 02HXH5, 02HXQ8, 02HXRL, 02HXTT, 02KHDW, 02KHM9, 02KHN1, 02KHNY, 02KHWG, 02KHXQ, 02KHXR, 02KHYC, 02KHZV, 02KJ1Q, 02KJ27, 02KJ4C, 02L4XF, 02L4YN, 02L50Z, 02L52C, 02L5G7, 02L5HR, 02L5N7, 02L5PC, 02L60R, 02L62T, 02L671, 02L69F, 02L6B1, 02L6LF, 02L6LZ, 02L6MC, 02L6MX, 02L6Q5, 02L6W5, 02L6WZ, 02L6XM, 02L70P, 02L70Q, 02L710, 02LFMQ, 02LJ2V, 02LJJ0, 02LJJ1, 02LJL1, 02RC5M, 02RC8Z, 02RC91, 02RCBF, 02RCGC, 02RCHK, 02RCT9, 02RCV7, 02RCX1, 02HXG8, 02KHZW, 02DPML, 02DPMQ, 02HWQG, 02HWY7, 02HX56, 02HX68, 02HXG9, 02HXHX, 02HXK7, 02HXKB, 02HXN7, 02KH43, 02KH4F, 02KHCH, 02KHCP, 02KHCT, 02KHD7, 02KHMW, 02KHPC, 02KHQ8, 02KHQY, 02KHTP, 02KJ2D, 02L4VN, 02L4X0, 02L4X2, 02L4Z6, 02L5FP, 02L5YB, 02L68K, 02LJ0F, 02LJ4F, 02RC6X, 02RCBK, 02HXQQ, 02RCF3, 02KJ61, 02L4W5, 02RCC2, 02DR0C, 02DR0F, 02DR0X, 02KHBJ, 02KHVC, 02L5J2, 02L5NB, 02L5VH, 02L5WL, 02L6H8, 02L6KT, 02L6NY, 02DPJM, 02DPMP, 02HXM3, 02L4XM, 02L5Q6, 02L6K4, 02LJ36, 02D416, 02D44R, 02DPQ3, 02DQ2W, 02HWZW, 02HXJZ, 02HXKZ, 02KH9K, 02KHFJ, 02KHVR, 02KHX9, 02L5CJ, 02L6LD, 02L6LG, 02L6Y4, 02L6ZR, 02LFH5, 02RC43, 02RCRW, 02RCW4, 02D3DQ, 02D3LX, 02D44Z, 02D4BX, 02DP8K, 02DPJ5, 02DPJK, 02DPJL, 02DQ2X, 02DR0G, 02DR0Q, 02DR1Z, 02HWYQ, 02HWZ9, 02HX8K, 02HX8R, 02HX9T, 02HXLP, 02HXLR, 02KH4D, 02KHKV, 02KHMJ, 02KHQR, 02KJ00, 02KJ17, 02KJ3N, 02L4VG, 02L4WK, 02L4YR, 02L50G, 02L51J, 02L550, 02L5FK, 02L5FQ, 02L5G1, 02L5L4, 02L5NN, 02L5PT, 02L5XH, 02L5XY, 02L5YP, 02L5ZQ, 02L629, 02L62H, 02L63K, 02L63Q, 02L64T, 02L65M, 02L66N, 02L670, 02L6PW, 02L709, 02LHZX, 02LJ0G, 02LJ32, 02LJ3D, 02LJ3H, 02LJ43, 02LJ6K, 02LJ6M, 02LJ6N, 02LJGY, 02LJKV, 02LJKW, 02LJMF, 02LJND, 02RC94, 02RCBG, 02RCJC, 02RCMZ, 02RCPN, 02RCPV, 02DPQQ, 02DQJD, 02HXKC, 02HXKY, 02HXMF, 02KHFK, 02KJ3Q, 02L61C, 02L63M, 02L65N, 02L6NW, 02L6WC, 02L6ZM, 02L718, 02L71C, 02LFK9, 02LJJ5, 02LK16, 02RC42, 02RC6T, 02RC8D, 02RCJD, 02DQNV, 02KHWD, 02L5G3, 02L5K6, 02L5LD, 02L5RL, 02L65R, 02L6GW, 02L6YP, 02LJ0T, 02LJ69, 02LJ7N, 02LJKG, 02LJMB, 02RCCM, 02RCWZ, 02DPDR, 02DR12, 02HXPV, 02HXRP, 02KJ4V, 02KJ6H, 02L4TZ, 02L5XZ, 02LJM9, 02D44L, 02D44T, 02DPJ4, 02DQNG, 02HXHR, 02KHCK, 02KHD6, 02KJ0K, 02KJ0Q, 02L4VT, 02L5LF, 02L6D2, 02L6Q4, 02LFKR, 02DPZT, 02HWR5, 02HWR6, 02HWR7, 02HWR8, 02HWR9, 02HWZB, 02HX64, 02HX65, 02HX8M, 02HXJK, 02HXL8, 02HXL9, 02HXLW, 02HXM2, 02HXM9, 02HXMJ, 02HXMK, 02HXR0, 02HXR6, 02HXRK, 02HXRM, 02HXTF, 02KH64, 02KHBN, 02KHDR, 02KHFF, 02KHFG, 02KHFZ, 02KHJ2, 02KHKT, 02KHLY, 02KHMG, 02KHMH, 02KHMK, 02KHPV, 02KHQP, 02KHTK, 02KHVT, 02KHX5, 02KJ16, 02KJ2F, 02KJ4Z, 02KJ5R, 02L4TY, 02L4VZ, 02L4W3, 02L4WL, 02L50Q, 02L510, 02L526, 02L52B, 02L596, 02L5B6, 02L5CN, 02L5F9, 02L5FC, 02L5FG, 02L5FN, 02L5FW, 02L5FX, 02L5GP, 02L5H4, 02L5HB, 02L5HQ, 02L5J4, 02L5J6, 02L5JG, 02L5JJ, 02L5JL, 02L5K3, 02L5LB, 02L5MD, 02L5N6, 02L5PM, 02L5PN, 02L5TQ, 02L5YF, 02L5YN, 02L60V, 02L60W, 02L61B, 02L62F, 02L63P, 02L63V, 02L6BD, 02L6FW, 02L6FY, 02L6HB, 02L6HW, 02L6RY, 02L6V4, 02L6V7, 02L6VL, 02L6W3, 02L6WH, 02L6XP, 02L6YQ, 02L70J, 02LFHC, 02LFJ1, 02LHYL, 02LHZW, 02LJ26, 02LJ2P, 02LJ4C, 02LJ6Q, 02LJ7H, 02LJ8M, 02LJCX, 02LJDF, 02LJKB, 02LJP3, 02RC4T, 02RC4X, 02RC58, 02RC7X, 02RCB0, 02RCB9, 02RCBD, 02RCCD, 02RCCJ, 02RCF1, 02RCF5, 02RCFY, 02RCG7, 02RCGH, 02RCHT, 02RCJ6, 02RCJL, 02RCLL, 02RCPX, 02RCPZ, 02RCQ3, 02RCQK, 02RCQP, 02RCQR, 02RCTQ, 02RCTB, 2E+299, 02D3VC, 02DP85, 02HWXT, 02HXK4, 02KHLD, 02KHYD, 02L5J9, 02L63H, 02L64W, 02L66M, 02LFJV, 02LJ0C, 02LJGC, 02LJM0, 02RC07, 02RC6W, 02RCTL, 02KJ15, 02LFMY, 02L5HD, 02LJNH, 02D44M, 02D44N, 02D4BB, 02D4BR, 02D4BV, 02DPK3, 02DR08, 02DR09, 02DR0L, 02DR1Y, 02DR26, 02HXCN, 02HXJB, 02HXKJ, 02HXLM, 02KG8G, 02KH3Z, 02KH4K, 02KH56, 02KH57, 02KH5Z, 02KH61, 02KH70, 02KH7G, 02KH7K, 02KH7L, 02KH86, 02KH88, 02KHCR, 02KHDM, 02KHFL, 02KHG6, 02KHG7, 02KHGN, 02KHGR, 02KHH7, 02KHHK, 02KHHQ, 02KHHY, 02KHJG, 02KHJX, 02KHKD, 02KHLB, 02KHM0, 02KHM4, 02KHT5, 02KHWB, 02KHWH, 02KHX6, 02KHZ1, 02KHZF, 02KJ04, 02KJ12, 02KJ13, 02KJ18, 02L4W1, 02L4XX, 02L555, 02L55D, 02L5FV, 02L5HF, 02L5K5, 02L5QM, 02L5Y7, 02L62Z, 02L6DC, 02L6KV, 02L6RB, 02L6W2, 02L6XJ, 02L6Z6, 02L6ZT, 02L707, 02LHZC, 02LHZF, 02LHZZ, 02LJ02, 02LJ03, 02LJ0H, 02LJ3G, 02LJ46, 02LJ67, 02LJ6R, 02LJ7M, 02LJ9Q, 02LJB3, 02LJB4, 02LJBH, 02LJBJ, 02LJDL, 02LJF2, 02LJGD, 02RC7L, 02RC95, 02RCB4, 02RCBH, 02LK17, 02RCJF, 02DP9R, 02DQP5, 02HXM5, 02L5TF, 02L66P, 02LK06, 02L6KZ, 02KHQC, 02L6HZ, 02L6HZ, 02LJJC, 02BVJ7, 02D40N, 02DQP8, 02DR0N, 02HWTJ, 02L68D, 02LFL9, 02RC02, 02RC2V, 02RCB6, 02DPDF, 02DPK4, 02HWZX, 02HX5P, 02KH8Z, 02KH90, 02KHTR, 02L4XW, 02L69H, 02L6K2, 02L6T2, 02LFLG, 02D44V, 02DQ3Q, 02HX5T, 02L5JB, 02L5Z4, 02L63G, 02L64J, 02L6TX, 02L6Z4, 02LJ0B, 02LJ6B, 02LJ7K, 02D4BM, 02HXL4, 02KHHJ, 02KHHM, 02L5FJ, 2E+294, 02DPJ6, 02DR0J, 02KH9G, 02KHK8, 02L6DG, 02L6DJ, 02LFJ7, 02LFKD, 02RC5G, 02RCCL, 02D44Y, 02DPK2, 02DPV0, 02HXJ9, 02L5MH, 02LFLM, 02LFJX, 02LFKT, 2E+290, 02D4BY, 02DQNY, 02DQP0, 02DQPB, 02DR10, 02DR23, 02HWQH, 02HWZY, 02HWZZ, 02HX69, 02HX6T, 02HX93, 02HX94, 02HXB4, 02HXL1, 02HXTR, 02KHC0, 02KHCJ, 02KHCQ, 02KHD2, 02KHKF, 02KHRT, 02KHT9, 02L572, 02L5F3, 02L5L5, 02L5LP, 02L5LV, 02L5M2, 02L5NC, 02L5TG, 02L64X, 02L65L, 02L66J, 02L66K, 02L66Q, 02L6LB, 02L6PV, 02L6RK, 02L6RW, 02L6TC, 02L6TY, 02L6X0, 02L6Z5, 02L712, 02L713, 02L716, 02L71B, 02LFJQ, 02LFKL, 02LFLH, 02LHZB, 02LJF5, 02LJFZ, 02LJGB, 02RC32, 02RC8G, 02RCX2
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Philips Ultrasound, Inc.; 22100 Bothell-Everett Hwy.; P.O. Box 3003; Bothell, Washington 98041-3003
• For Additional Information Contact: Sarah Baxter; 425-487-7665
• Reason for Recall: Acoustic output intensity may exceed maximum specified limits and the patient contact temperature may exceed 43 degree C (when the system is used with the S12-4 transducer in CW-mode)
• Action: On 11/2/06 the firm sent a letter dated October 31, 2006 to their customers. The letter explains the problem and states that new software is being released and will be available sometime in November. Customer service representatives will visit consignees to upgrade their units. The firm later determined they sent letters out to consignees that did not have affected units. Those consignees will be notified the week of 11/20/06 to disregard the previous letter.
• Quantity in Commerce: 619 domestic units, 706 international units
• Distribution: Worldwide