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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

Brilliance CT System 6/10/16/16P/40 configuration. No packaging, sold as single unit. Computed tomography scanner intended to provide cross sectional images of the human body and visualization of the internal organs.

Reported: October 1, 2014 Initiated: December 27, 2005 #Z-2709-2014

Product Description

Brilliance CT System 6/10/16/16P/40 configuration. No packaging, sold as single unit. Computed tomography scanner intended to provide cross sectional images of the human body and visualization of the internal organs.

Reason for Recall

The system has a gap that can appear between the upper and lower tilt stand covers. The fingers may be squeezed if a person was to place them in this region while the gantry was tilting from an angle to zero tilt angle.

Details

Units Affected
364
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution -- AZ, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, TX, VT, and WI; and, countries of Singapore, New Zealand, India, Australia, Korea, Japan, Korea, China, India, Taiwan, Australia, Turkey, France, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Israel, Netherlands, England, and Brazil.
Location
Cleveland, OH

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
Brilliance CT System 6/10/16/16P/40 configuration. No packaging, sold as single unit. Computed tomography scanner intended to provide cross sectional images of the human body and visualization of the internal organs.. Recalled by Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc. Units affected: 364.
Why was this product recalled?
The system has a gap that can appear between the upper and lower tilt stand covers. The fingers may be squeezed if a person was to place them in this region while the gantry was tilting from an angle to zero tilt angle.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on October 1, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-2709-2014.