FDA Recall Terminated

Extended Brilliance Workstation (EBW) a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System Model Numbers EBW (CT) 728260 & EBW (Portal) 728269. The Extended Brilliance Workplace (EBW) is a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System that is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. This device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient, and equipment supports, components and accessories. The EBW is also provided as a component of PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems, performing the same function as indicated above (also referred to as the NM EBW).

Recall: Z-1819-2011 · Initiated October 3, 2009

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1819-2011
Event Number
57962
Firm
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
FEI Number
1525965
Product Code
KPS
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
October 3, 2009
Posted
March 24, 2011
Terminated
September 21, 2012
Address
595 Miner Road, Cleveland, OH, 44143-2131

Description

Extended Brilliance Workstation (EBW) a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System Model Numbers EBW (CT) 728260 & EBW (Portal) 728269. The Extended Brilliance Workplace (EBW) is a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System that is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. This device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient, and equipment supports, components and accessories. The EBW is also provided as a component of PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems, performing the same function as indicated above (also referred to as the NM EBW).

Reason

During an FDA inspection on 10/1/2010 the firm was notified by FDA that their field action they initiated in Oct 2009, constituted a recall. The firm determined that the functional analysis feature in the Comprehensive Cardiac Analysis (CCA) was displaying incorrect values on the polar fields. The calculated results for the myocardial wall thickening was incorrect in that the numbers displayed f

Action

Philips sent an URGENT - Field Safety Notice letter dated September 29, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to be aware that the numbers displayed for "Wall Thickening" actually represent a reduction in wall thickness from ES to ED. Philips will be providing a sotware update to resolve the issue. For further information or support customers were instructed to contact their local Philips representative: Customer Care Service Center in the U.S. at 1-800-722-9377, option 5: Diagnostic Imaging option 1: CT or their local Philips representative.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA including the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX , UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV & WY and the following countries: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BRUSSEL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLUMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EDUADOR, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB, MIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA & YEMEN.

Quantity

2,068 units