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Terminated

Brilliance 64, Computed Tomography X-ray system Product Usage: The Brilliance CT 64 scanner is a whole body Computed Tomography X-ray system intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes

FDA Recall Z-2116-2016 · Posted None

Recalling FirmPhilips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeJAK
Date Initiated2016-04-01
Date Terminated2018-06-26
Product Quantity94

Reason for Recall

Philips Healthcare received reports from the field that certain Brilliance 64 systems running software version 3.5.4 exhibited intermittent swirl-like ring artifacts that may appear on reconstructed images. A patient rescan may be required if the images cannot be used for interpretation due to the swirl-like artifact.

Firm Action

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc. sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter to affected customers , via certified letter with receipts returned for tracking purposes. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Philips Healthcare is implementing software update version 3.5.5 to correct the problem. For questions contact your local Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office.

Root Cause

Software design (manufacturing process)

Distribution Pattern

US Nationwide Distribution in the states of CA, FL, ID, KS, MI, NY,OH,TX

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K033326PHILIPS PLUS COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMPhilips Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003-10-29

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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