Class 2 Device Recall EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 17, 2013
• Date Posted: November 20, 2013
• Recall Status: Terminated on July 16, 2014
• Recall Number: Z-0368-2014
• Recall Event ID: 66662
• 510(K)Number: K132304
• Product Classification: System, imaging, pulsed doppler, ultrasonic - Product Code IYN
• Product: EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, Model 795200, 795201, 795202. Intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid flow analysis.
• Code Information: TRACE ITEM SERIAL NUMBERS in the UNITED STATES: US713B0171, US713B0207, US813B0017, US813B0018, US813B0019, US813B0020, US813B0022, US813B0023, US813B0024, US813B0025, US813B0122, US813B0123, US813B0125, US813B0127, US813B0128, US813B0129, US813B0131, US813B0132, US813B0134, US813B0135, US813B0233, US813B0234, US813B0235, US813B0236, US813B0237, US813B0238, US813B0239, US813B0240, US813B0423, US813B0424, US813B0425, US813B0426, US813B0427, US813B0428, US813B0429, US813B0430, US813B0431, US813B0432, US813B0433, US813B0434, US913B0033, US913B0034, US913B0035, US913B0036, US913B0037, US913B0038, US913B0039, US913B0040, US913B0057, US913B0060, US913B0061, US913B0062, US913B0063, US913B0064, US913B0065, US913B0066, US913B0106, US913B0107, US913B0108, US913B0109, US913B0110, US913B0111, US913B0112, US913B0113, US913B0144, US913B0176, US913B0201, US913B0256, US913B0257, US913B0350, US913B0363, US913B0364, US913B0365, US913B0366, US913B0367, US913B0368, US913B0369, US913B0380, US913B0384, US913B0395, US913B0396, US913B0397, US913B0398, US913B0399, US913B0400, US913B0401, US913B0402, US913B0409, US913B0441, US913B0444, US913B0445, US913B0446, US913B0447, US913B0503, US913B0522, US913B0614, US913B0615, US913B0616, US913B0618, US913B0619, and USO13B0043. TRACE ITEM SERIAL NUMBERS INTERNATIONAL: US513B0224, US513B0295, US513B0387, US513B0560, US613B0299, US713B0085, US713B0086, US713B0118, US713B0119, US713B0120, US713B0122, US713B0123, US713B0126, US713B0149, US713B0171, US713B0172, US713B0192, US713B0193, US713B0194, US713B0195, US713B0204, US713B0205, US713B0206, US713B0208, US713B0324, US713B0325, US713B0358, US713B0359, US713B0437, US713B0439, US713B0440, US713B0532, US713B0537, US713B0573, US713B0574, US713B0575, US713B0576, US713B0577, US713B0578, US713B0579, US713B0580, US713B0581, US713B0582, US713B0583, US713B0584, US713B0586, US713B0587, US713B0588, US713B0589, US713B0590, US713B0592, US713B0593, US713B0594, US713B0595, US813B0015, US813B0016, US813B0032, US813B0037, US813B0038, US813B0039, US813B0121, US813B0151, US813B0152, US813B0153, US813B0154, US813B0155, US813B0156, US813B0157, US813B0158, US813B0159, US813B0160, US813B0161, US813B0162, US813B0163, US813B0164, US813B0183, US813B0184, US813B0185, US813B0186, US813B0187, US813B0188, US813B0189, US813B0190, US813B0191, US813B0192, US813B0193, US813B0194, US813B0195, US813B0196, US813B0232, US813B0396, US813B0397, US813B0398, US813B0399, US813B0400, US813B0401, US813B0402, US813B0403, US813B0404, US813B0405, US813B0406, US813B0407, US813B0408, US813B0409, US813B0410, US813B0411, US813B0468, US813B0469, US813B0470, US813B0471, US813B0472, US813B0473, US813B0474, US813B0475, US813B0476, US813B0477, US813B0478, US813B0479, US813B0480, US913B0026, US913B0027, US913B0028, US913B0029, US913B0030, US913B0031, US913B0032, US913B0041, US913B0051, US913B0059, US913B0085, US913B0086, US913B0101, US913B0102, US913B0103, US913B0104, US913B0105, US913B0130, US913B0132, US913B0133, US913B0134, US913B0135, US913B0137, US913B0138, US913B0139, US913B0140, US913B0141, US913B0142, US913B0143, US913B0177, US913B0178, US913B0179, US913B0185, US913B0202, US913B0216, US913B0217, US913B0218, US913B0219, US913B0220, US913B0221, US913B0222, US913B0223, US913B0232, US913B0252, US913B0253, US913B0254, US913B0255, US913B0259, US913B0260, US913B0299, US913B0300, US913B0301, US913B0302, US913B0303, US913B0316, US913B0317, US913B0318, US913B0319, US913B0332, US913B0333, US913B0336, US913B0337, US913B0338, US913B0339, US913B0340, US913B0349, US913B0359, US913B0360, US913B0385, US913B0408, US913B0458, US913B0459, US913B0486, US913B0487, US913B0488, US913B0489, US913B0490, US913B0499, US913B0504, US913B0505, US913B0506, US913B0565, US913B0566, US913B0567, US913B0568, USO13B0040, and USO13B0041.
• FEI Number: 1000524572
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Philips Medical Systems North America Inc.; 22100 Bothell Everett Hwy; Bothell WA 98021-8431
• For Additional Information Contact: Beth St. Germain; 978-659-4519
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: A problem has been detected with Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. Using the International System Date Format may result in calculation errors in Gestational Age Gestational Age (GA) and Established Due Date (EDD).
• FDA Determined Cause: Software design
• Action: Affected customers will be notified via the Urgent-Field Safety Notice (FSN79500286), Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound system, dated 2013 October. Customers are informed that using the International System Date Format in the Philips Model EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System, software version 1.0 and 1.0.1. may result in calculation errors in Gestational Age and Established Due Date (EDD). Philips will upgrade customer systems to software version 1.1, which corrects the issue, for a free of charge.
• Quantity in Commerce: 306 units total (206 international; 100 in the US).
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of CT, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, NC, OR, PA, TX, and WA, and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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