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Class 2 Device Recall GEMINI LXL, TF 16 and TF64, PET & XRay CT scanning systems

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 Class 2 Device Recall GEMINI LXL, TF 16 and TF64, PET & XRay CT scanning systemssee related information
Date Initiated by FirmOctober 24, 2012
Date PostedFebruary 26, 2013
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 23, 2015
Recall NumberZ-0882-2013
Recall Event ID 63822
510(K)NumberK052640 
Product Classification System, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
ProductPhilips Medical Systems, GEMINI LXL - Model #882412; GEMINI TF 16 - Model #882470 and Model #882473; GEMINI TF 64 - Model #882471, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning systems, diagnostic imaging systems for fixed or mobile installations that combine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) systems.
Code Information The affected GEMINI systems are identified with the following Serial Numbers: GEMINI LXL Model # 882412, Serial Numbers: 14702 and 14707; GEMINI TF 16 Model #882470, Serial Numbers: 7129, 7121, 7123, 7128, 7096, 7133, 7185, 7187, 7226, and 7220;  GEMINI TF 16, Model #882473, Serial Numbers: 7150, and and 7237;GEMINI TF 64, Model #882471, Serial Numbers: 7103, 7126, 7132, 7158, 7160, 7164, 7175, 7178, 7179, 7218, 7229, 7221, 7245, 7550, 7255, and 7256.     
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
595 Miner Rd
Cleveland OH 44143-2131
For Additional Information ContactMichael McAndrew
800-722-9377
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Software anomaly. Philips determined that the TumorLOC software program for the referenced PET/CT X-Ray scanning systems has the capability to generate Intensity Projection data sets from respiratory gated data. A circumstance was identified by the firm whereby these generated datasets are 'flipped' and incorrectly labeled left-to-right when the are saved to disk. If the flipped Intensity Project
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Software design
ActionPhilips Medical issued an URGENT - Medical Device Correction letter to their customers concerning the Tumor LOC IPD issue on October 25, 2012. The letter informs the customer of the nature of this software problem and names the Brilliance and GEMINI scanning systems affected by this issue. The letter goes on to describe the hazard inherent to this software issue and provides 'Workaround procedures which the customers can use in order to help mitigate the effects of this problem. Customers with questions should contact their Customers Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377, option 5. For questions regarding this recall call 1-800-722-9377.
Quantity in Commerce30 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, OA MA, MD MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, D, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV; Internationally to Canada and other countries..
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = KPS
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