Class 2 Device Recall Brilliance Big Bore and Brilliance Big Bore Oncology CT XRay Scanners

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 24, 2012
• Date Posted: February 26, 2013
• Recall Status: Terminated on July 23, 2015
• Recall Number: Z-0880-2013
• Recall Event ID: 63822
• 510(K)Number: K033357
• Product Classification: System, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
• Product: Philips Medical Systems, Brilliance Computed Tomography (CT) X-Ray Scanners, Big Bore, Model #728243; and Brilliance Computed Tomography (CT) X-Ray Scanners, Big Bore Oncology, Model #728244.
• Code Information: Brilliance CT Big Bore - Model #728243 - Serial Numbers: 7006, 7007, 7008, 7009, 7013, 7014, 7015, 7016, 7017, 7018, 7019, 7020, 7021, 7022, 7023, 7024, 7025, 7026, 7027, 7028, 7029, 7030, 7031, 7032, 7033, 7034, 7035, 7036, 7037, 7038, 7039, 7040, 7041, 7042, 7043, 7044, 7045, 7046, 7047, 7048, 7049, 7050, 7051, 7053, 7054, 7055, 7056, 7057, 7058, 7059, 7060, 7061, 7062, 7063, 7064, 7065, 7066, 7067, 7068, 7069, 7070, 7071, 7072, 7073, 7074, 7075, 7076, 7077, 7078, 7079, 7080, 7081, 7082, 7083, 7084, 7085, 7086, 7087, 7088, 7089, 7090, 7091, 7092, 7093, 7094, 7095, 7096, 7097, 7098, 7099, 7100, 7101, 7102, 7103, 7104, 7105, 7106, 7107, 7108, 7109, 7110, 7111, 7112, 7113, 7114, 7115, 7116, 7117, 7118, 7119, 7120, 7122, 7123, 7124, 7125, 7126, 7127, 7128, 7129, 7130, 7131, 7132, 7133, 7134, 7135, 7136, 7137, 7138, 7139, 7140, 7141, 7142, 7143, 7144, 7145, 7146, 7147, 7148, 7149, 7150, 7151, 7152, 7153, 7154, 7156, 7157, 7158, 7159, 7160, 7161, 7162, 7163, 7164, 7165, 7166, 7167, 7168, 7169, 7170, 7171, 7173, 7174, 7175, 7177, 7178, 7179, 7181, 7183, 7184, 7185, 7186, 7187, 7188, 7189, 7191, 7192, 7193, 7194, 7195, 7196, 7197, 7198, 7199, 7201, 7202, 7203, 7204, 7205, 7206, 7207, 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7213, 7214, 7215, 7216, 7217, 7218, 7219, 7220, 7221, 7222, 7223, 7224, 7225, 7226, 7227, 7228, 7229, 7230, 7231, 7232, 7233, 7234, 7235, 7236, 7237, 7238, 7239, 7240, 7241, 7242, 7243, 7245, 7246, 7247, 7248, 7249, 7250, 7251, 7253, 7254, 7255, 7256, 7257, 7258, 7259, 7260, 7261, 7262, 7263, 7265, 7266, 7267, 7269, 7270, 7272, 7273, 7274, 7275, 7276, 7277, 7278, 7279, 7280, 7281, 7282, 7283, 7284, 7285, 7286, 7287, 7288, 7289, 7290, 7291, 7292, 7293, 7294, 7295, 7296, 7297, 7299, 7300, 7302, 7304, 7305, 7306, 7307, 7308, 7309, 7310, 7311, 7312, 7313, 7314, 7315, 7316, 7317, 7319, 7320, 7321, 7322, 7323, 7324, 7325, 7326, 7327, 7328, 7329, 7330, 7331, 7332, 7333, 7334, 7335, 7336, 7337, 7338, 7339, 7340, 7341, 7342, 7343, 7344, 7345, 7346, 7347, 7348, 7349, 7350, 7351, 7352, 7353, 7354, 7355, 7356, 7357, 7358, 7359, 7360, 7361, 7362, 7363, 7364, 7365, 7366, 7367, 7368, 7369, 7370, 7371, 7372, 7373, 7374, 7376, 7377, 7378, 7379, 7381, 7382, 7385, 7387, 7388, 7389, 7391, 7392, 7393, 7394, 7395, 7397, 7398, 7399, 7400, 7401, 7403, 7404, 7405, 7406, 7409, 7410, 7411, 7412, 7413, 7414, 7415, 7416, 7417, 7418, 7419, 7420, 7421, 7422, 7423, 7424, 7425, 7426, 7428, 7429, 7431, 7432, 7433, 7434, 7435, 7436, 7437, 7438, 7440, 7441, 7442, 7443, 7444, 7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7449, 7450, 7451, 7454, 7455, 7456, 7457, 7459, 7462, 7463, 7464, 7465, 7466, 7467, 7468, 7469, 7470, 7471, 7472, 7473, 7474, 7475, 7476, 7477, 7478, 7479, 7480, 7481, 7482, 7483, 7484, 7485, 7487, 7488, 7489, 7490, 7491, 7492, 7493, 7494, 7495, 7496, 7497, 7498, 7499, 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, 7504, 7505, 7506, 7507, 7508, 7509, 7511, 7512, 7513, 7515, 7516, 7517, 7518, 7519, 7521, 7522, 7523, 7524, 7526, 7527, 7528, 7530, 7531, 7532, 7534, 7535, 7537, 7539, 7540, 7542, 7544, 7545, 7547, 7548, 7549, 7550, 7551, 7552, 7553, 7554, 7555, 7556, 7558, 7559, 7560, 7561, 7562, 7564, 7565, 7566, 7568, 7569, 7573, 7574, 7577, 7578, 7579, 7580, 7581, 7582, 7584, 7585, 7588, 7589, 7590, 7591, 7592, 7593, 7596, 7597, 7598, 7599, 7601, 7602, 7603, 7605, 7608, 7609, 7611, 7612, 7613, 7615, 7616, 7617, 7618, 7620, 7622, 7623, 7624, 7626, 7627, 7628, 7629, 7630, 7634, 7635, 7637, 7638, 7639, 7640, 7641, 7642, 7643, 7644, 7645. 7646, 7647, 7648, 7649, 7650, 7652, 7655, 7656, 7657, 7658, 7659, 7661, 7662, 7663, 7665, 7666, 7667, 7671, 7672, 7673, 7674, 7675, 7677, 7678, 7679, 7680, 7681, 7682, 7684, 7685, 7686, 7687, 7689, 7690, 7691, 7693, 7695, 7696, 7698, 7699, 7700, 7701, 7702, 7703, 7704, 7705, 7706, 7707, 7709, 7715, 7716, 7718, 7720, 7724, 7725, 7727, 7729, 7730, 7731, 7735, 7736, 7737, 7739, 7740, 7741, 7743, 7744, 7745, 7749, 7750, 7751, 7752, 7753, 7754, 7755, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7761, 7762, 7763, 7765, 7768, 7769, 7770, 7774, 7775, 7776, 7777, 7779, 7782, 7783, 7784, 7785, 7786, 7787, 7788, 7791, 7793, 7794, 7795, 7796, 7797, 7799, 7800, 7801, 7802, 7803, 7806, 7807, 7808, 7810, 7811, 7812, 7814, 7815, 7818, 7820, 7823, 7824, 7827, 7828, 7833, 7834, 75000, 7536, 7541, 7688, 7595, 7572, 7636, 7268, 7614, 7190, 7529, 7600, 7402, 7710, 7571, 7654, 7252, 7632, 7453, 7244, 7486, 7533, 7557, 7538, 7607, 7708, 7052, 7660, 7407, 7384, 7576, 7318, 7427, 7390, 7546, 7668, 7651, 7587, 7697, 7200, 7172, 7121, 7375, 7396, 7408, 7586, 7452, 7514, 7683, 7631, 7510, 7380, 7543, 7430, 7621, 7301, 7528, 7383, 7155, 7520, 7439, 7610, 7619, 7180, 7386, 7525, 7570, 7271, 7694, 7653, 7575, 7458, 7676, 7583, 7182, 7176, 7669, and 7604.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc; 595 Miner Rd; Cleveland OH 44143-2131
• For Additional Information Contact: Michael 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: Software design
• Action: Philips 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 Commerce: 765 units
• Distribution: Worldwide 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 Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = JAK