Recall Z-1607-2015
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc · initiated March 11, 2015
Class II – products that might cause a temporary health problem or pose a slight threat of a serious nature
Product
Nuclear gamma cameras (ADAC VERTEX PLUS/SOLUS/CARDIO, ADAC VERTEX V60 & ADAC CARDIO C60) Nuclear gamma cameras intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single photon and positron emitting radioisotopes with the human body for interpretation by medical personnel.
Codes / lots: VERTEX PLUS/SOLUS/CARDIO Model #88297; Serial #s: 9504103, 9703171, 9802304, 9809124, 9809415, 9810438, 9910015, 9911711, _0002032, 0007001M, 0008009B, 0011002B, 0101002C, 0102019V, 0103020V, 01069VM, 01070VM, 0111001V, 01295VM, 01296K, 01864VM, 03026VM, 0939VM, 100098-01N, 1006, 1008, 10252, 1027, 1062701, 1062701, 10630, 1092, 1097, 11, 11090, 130234-01NVERTEX, 2035, 2038, 2047, 3059, 3060, 3064, 4007, 4078, 5934V, 6052, 6090VM, 6261, 7373VM, 7376VM, 7386VM, 7560VM, 7561VM, 8002, 802080322, 85247, 9054VM/V, 9056VM/V, 9073152, 9130VM, 9205345, 940384, 9408127, 9408136, 9503084, 9504096, 9506016, 9506145, 9511123, 9512008, 9512009, 9512018, 9601012, 9601015, 9601016, 9601024, 9601036, 9602161, 9602245, 9602246, 9602254, 9603336, 9604016, 9604021, 9605024, 9605026, 9605037, 9606211, 9607015, 9607024, 9608031, 9608046, 9608049, 9608050, 9608052, 9608052, 9608064, 9609063, 9609081, 9610058, 9611003, 9611035, 9611077, 9611082, 9612072, 9701127, 9702095, 9702150, 9703154, 9703165, 9704044, 9704178, 9704183, 9705004, 9705186, 9706005, 9706182, 9706189, 9707002, 9707047, 9707050, 9707054, 9708062, 9708065, 9708069, 9708076, 9708078, 9708084, 9708088, 9708227, 9709022, 9709061, 9710121…
Reason for recall
The firm was notified by a customer that the collimator exchange carriage and the collimator storage cabinet were misaligned.
FDA-determined cause: Device Design
Action taken
Philips sent an Urgent - Medical Device Correction letter dated March 12, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The firm requested their customers to do the following: " If a misalignment on the top and/or bottom of the guide rail between the cabinet and carriage can be visually detected do not continue with the collimator exchange procedure, " If the misalignment is visually detected, be aware that the customer/user cannot remedy this issue and will require service interaction prior to the continued use of the system. " This letter should be placed in your User Documentation until otherwise notified. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips Healthcare representative: For North America and Canada contact the Customer Care Solutions Center (1-800-722-9377, Option 5: Enter site ID or follow the prompts).
Details
- Recall number
- Z-1607-2015
- Initiated
- March 11, 2015
- Posted by FDA
- May 13, 2015
- Terminated
- June 26, 2018
- Product code
- LMC – Camera, Multi Format, Radiological
- Quantity
- 975 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) to the states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY., and to the countries of : Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy…
- Recalling firm
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, Cleveland, OH