Reported Nov 13, 2019 · Terminated

Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and…

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc · 595 Miner Rd · Cleveland, OH · 44143-2131

Is this the product you have?

  • Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and positron-emitting radioisotopes within the body for interpretation by medical personnel.
Lot codes and dates
  • System Code882320 and 882321 All systems
Amount recalled
1167 in total

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

An issue with the Detector for the Forte Family of cameras may result in either detector 1 or detector 2 falling unimpeded vertically to the end stops of its travel limit.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 5, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:39 PM UTC

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