MAUDE Adverse Event Report: PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS DMC GMBH DIGITALDIAGNOST 4.1 FLEX / VALUE; SOLID STATE X-RAY IMAGER (FLAT PANEL/DIGITAL IMAGER)

Model Number	DIGITALDIAGNOST 4.1 FLEX / VALUE
Medical Device Problem Codes	Device Handling Problem (3265); Device Fell (4014)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	11/14/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Reference id: (b)(4).The digitaldiagnost 4.X is a stationary x-ray system for general radiographic purposes.As an option, a portable digital flat panel detector (model "skyplate") can be used for image capture.Philips received a complaint on digitaldiagnost 4.X indicating that skyplate not working.The device was not in clinical use and there was no patient or user harm.The field service engineer (fse) performed analysis and concluded that detector had been dropped, leading to significant artefacts appearing on the image.Attempts to calibrate the detector were unsuccessful, as it failed at the first of the eight required tests and did not pass the image quality checks.A skyplate detector replacement form was completed, and a quotation was sent to the customer.The system was handed back to the customer for clinical use, with only the small skyplate detector removed from service as it is currently non-operational.Based on the information available and the testing conducted, the cause of the reported problem was detector drop.The reported problem was confirmed by the customer.Thus, it is concluded that the detector was dropped by accident (use error).
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that the skyplate not working.The device was not in clinical use and there was no patient or user harm.

• Brand Name: DIGITALDIAGNOST 4.1 FLEX / VALUE
• Common Device Name: SOLID STATE X-RAY IMAGER (FLAT PANEL/DIGITAL IMAGER)
• Manufacturer (Section D): PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS DMC GMBH; roentgenstrasse 24; hamburg 22335 ; GM 22335
• Manufacturer (Section G): PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS DMC GMBH; roentgenstrasse 24; hamburg 22335 ; GM 22335
• Manufacturer Contact: dusty leppert ; roentgenstrasse 24; hamburg 22335 ; GM 22335
• MDR Report Key: 23665133
• Report Number: 3003768251-2025-000146
• Device Sequence Number: 10402093
• Product Code: MQB
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884838074514
• UDI-Public: (01)00884838074514
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: UK
• PMA/510(K) Number: K141736
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 11/27/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: DIGITALDIAGNOST 4.1 FLEX / VALUE
• Device Catalogue Number: 712032
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/14/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/27/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown