| Class 2 Device Recall Brilliance CT Big Bore | |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 27, 2007 |
Date Posted | November 07, 2007 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 02, 2012 |
Recall Number | Z-0121-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
44950 |
510(K)Number | K033357 |
Product Classification |
computed tomography X-Ray system - Product Code JAK
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Product | The Brilliance CT Big Bore is a whole body computed tomography X-Ray system. The malfunctioning software application is the Tumor Localization (Tumor LOC) application. |
Code Information |
All Brilliance CT Big Bore Scanners with Tumor Localization software versions v2.2.1, v2.2.2, & v2.2.5. This software version is included on Brilliance CT Big Bore Scanners, Model Number 728243, and Serial Numbers 7001 - 7215. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc 595 Miner Road Cleveland OH 44143-2131
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For Additional Information Contact | 440-483-7000 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The maximum intensity projection (MIP) images produced from respiratory gated images by the Tumor Localization (Tumor LOC) software application on Brilliance Big Bore CT scanners will be labeled incorrectly for certain patient orientations and view conventions when saved for later viewing. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software design |
Action | Notification letters were sent to the installed customer base informing them of the hazard on 10/1/2007. A mandatory corrective software release due out mid October 2007, will be available at no cost to the customer. The software will be installed by Philips Field Service Engineers. |
Quantity in Commerce | 206 systems |
Distribution | Worldwide, including USA, Canada, France, Finland, Korea, Australia, Italy, Switzerland, China, Austria, Thailand, Malaysia, Denmark, Norway, Jordan, Netherlands, England, South Africa, Spain, Germany, Bahrain, Belgium, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Israel, and Lithuania |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JAK
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