Reported Jan 8, 2014 · Terminated

Philips Essenta DR, a Stationary x-ray system, X-ray system Model: 712070 The Essenta DR is a multifunctional…

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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, Inc. · 3000 Minuteman Rd · Andover, MA · 01810-1032

Is this the product you have?

  • Philips Essenta DR, a Stationary x-ray system
  • X-ray system Model712070 The Essenta DR is a multifunctional stationary X-ray system, in which the swivel arm rotation, the vertical movement of the swivel arm and the SID adjustment are motorized. It is designed for radiographic examination of the recumbent, standing or seated patient and also for lateral exposures. It enables the operator to quickly and safely move the unit to all the pre-programmed basic positions at the press of a button, using the autopositioning feature. Fine positioning of the tube/collimator and detector on the patient is easy to carry out using the command
Lot codes and dates
  • All Essenta DR x-ray Systems
Amount recalled
424 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

X-ray system C-arm casting may loosen and fall

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jan 17, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:25 PM UTC

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