FDA Recall
Terminated
GEMINI TF Big Bore PET/CT, Computer Tomography System, Philips Healthcare System, Cleveland, OH
Recall: Z-0979-2014
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Initiated December 5, 2013
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0979-2014
- Event Number
- 67305
- Firm
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
- FEI Number
- 1525965
- Product Code
- KPS
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Software design
- Initiated
- December 5, 2013
- Posted
- February 12, 2014
- Terminated
- August 25, 2015
- Address
- 595 Miner Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44143-2131
Description
GEMINI TF Big Bore PET/CT, Computer Tomography System, Philips Healthcare System, Cleveland, OH
Reason
The TF Big Bore patient table experienced mechanical binding during horizontal table motion resulting in an automatic Emergency Stop (E-stop). An E-Stop will interrupt a current scan, resulting in an incomplete study.
Action
ON 12/5/2013 the firm sent Medical Device Correction Letters to their customers.
Distribution
Product was shipped to the following states: AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, VT & WI. Product was also shipped to the following countries: Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia & Venezuela.
Quantity
47 Units