BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Foot Switches used with Philips MultiDiagnost Eleva with Flat Detector; Product Codes: 708037, 708038 This Philips MultiDiagnost Eleva is intended to be used as a multifunctional/universal system. General RIF, Fluoroscopy, Radiography and Angiography can be performed along with more specialized interventional applications. This includes the following general areas: Digestive system, Skeletal system, Reproductive system, Respiratory system, Circulatory system, Various:Arthrograms, Myelograms, Facet joint injections, Discography, Sialography

    Recall: Z-1279-2016 · Initiated September 24, 2014

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1279-2016
    Event Number
    69339
    Firm
    Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1218950
    Product Code
    KPR
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Device Design
    Initiated
    September 24, 2014
    Terminated
    March 26, 2019
    Address
    3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover, MA, 01810-1032

    Description

    Foot Switches used with Philips MultiDiagnost Eleva with Flat Detector; Product Codes: 708037, 708038 This Philips MultiDiagnost Eleva is intended to be used as a multifunctional/universal system. General RIF, Fluoroscopy, Radiography and Angiography can be performed along with more specialized interventional applications. This includes the following general areas: Digestive system, Skeletal system, Reproductive system, Respiratory system, Circulatory system, Various:Arthrograms, Myelograms, Facet joint injections, Discography, Sialography

    Reason

    Loss of key image functionality due to a bent pedal of the Footswitch.

    Action

    Field Safety Noticed was mailed on September 24, 2014 via Certified Return Receipt. This FCC consists of a Mechanical Hardware update of the Footswitch in order to prevent bent pedals and therefore prevents an intermittent or continuous inability of making live fluoro images or exposures. Customers with questions were instructed to contact their local Philips representative.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to: CZECH REPUBLIC ALBANIA ALGERIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZARBAIJAN BAHAMAS BANGLADESH BELGIUM BRAZIL BULGARIA CAYMAN ISLANDS CHILE CHINA COLUMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CZECHOSLOVAKIA DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUB ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GABON GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA SOUTH KUWAIT LATVIA LEBANON LIBYA LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MAURITIUS MEXICO MOLDAVIA MONGOLIA MOROCCO NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANT NEW ZEALAND NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALESTINE PANAMA Papua New Guinea PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL PUORTO RICO QATAR REUNION ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERAT SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SUDAN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIA TAIWAN TANZANIA THAILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMI United Arab Emirates UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY USA UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA VIETNAM YEMEN GUADELOUPE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

    Quantity

    168