Reported Mar 6, 2013 · Terminated

Mx8000 IDT Whole Body Computed Tomography X-ray system Distributed by Philips Medical Systems, Highland Heights, OH…

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

Is this the product you have?

  • Mx8000 IDT Whole Body Computed Tomography X-ray system Distributed by Philips Medical Systems, Highland Heights, OH 44143 The Brilliance Scanner are computed Tomography X-ray systems with multi-slice capability of up to 16 slices,which are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
Lot codes and dates
  • 1
  • Brilliance CT 16 slice (water)

    262 of 262 codes

    • System Code #
    • 728245
    • Serial #s:2506
    • 2518
    • 2555
    • 2558
    • 2559
    • 2561
    • 2561
    • 2562
    • 2564
    • 2567
    • 2573
    • 2576
    • 2578
    • 2582
    • 2583
    • 2584
    • 2585
    • 2586
    • 2587
    • 2589
    • 2590
    • 2592
    • 2594
    • 2596
    • 2597
    • 3014
    • 3051
    • 3090
    • 3091
    • 3105
    • 3151
    • 3217
    • 3235
    • 3272
    • 3287
    • 3303
    • 3312
    • 3335
    • 3338
    • 3339
    • 3340
    • 3341
    • 3342
    • 3343
    • 3344
    • 3345
    • 3346
    • 3347
    • 3348
    • 3349
    • 3350
    • 3351
    • 3352
    • 3353
    • 3354
    • 3355
    • 3356
    • 3357
  • Brilliance CT 10 slice (water)
    • System Code #
    • 728250
    • Serial #s: 2554
    • 2555
    • 2556
    • 2557
    • 2558
    • 2559
    • 2560
    • 2561
    • 2562
    • 2563
    • 2564
    • 2565
    • 2566
    • 2567
    • 2568
    • 2569
    • 2570
    • 2571
    • 2572
    • 2573
    • 2574
    • 2575
    • 2576
    • 2577
    • 2578
    • 2579
    • 2580
    • 2581
    • 2582
    • 2583
    • 2585
    • 2586
    • 2587
    • 2588
    • 2589
    • 2590
    • 2591
    • 2592
    • 2593
    • 2594
    • 2595
    • 2596
    • 2597
    • 2598
    • 9704
    • 9708
    • 9738 & 9741. 3
  • Brilliance CT 6 slice (water)System Code #, 728255, Serial #s: 2565, 9701, 9702, 9703, 9704, 9705, 9706, 9707, 9708, 9709, 9710, 9711, 9712, 9713, 9714, 9715, 9716, 9717, 9718, 9719, 9720, 9721, 9722, 9723, 9724, 9725, 9726, 9727, 9728, 9729, 9730, 9731, 9732, 9733, 9734, 9735, 9736, 9737, 9738, 9739, 9740, 9741, 9742, 9743, 9744, 9745, 9746, 9747, 9748, 9749, 9750, 9751, 9752, 9753, 9754, 9755, 9756, 9757, 9758, 9759, 9760, 9761, 9762, 9763, 9764, 9765, 9766, 9767, 9768, 9769, 9770, 9771, 9772, 9773, 9774, 9775, 9776, 9777, 9778, 9779, 9780, 9781, 9782, 9783, 9784, 9785, 9786, 9787, 9788, 9789, 9790, 9791, 9792, 9793, 9794, 9795, 9796, 9797, 9798, 9799, 9800, 9801, 9802, 9803, 9804, 9805, 9806, 9807, 9808, 9810 & 111111. 4. Mx8000 IDT 16 slice System Code #, 728120, Serial #, Serial #s: 1225, 2059, 2345, 2501, 2502, 2506, 2510, 2511, 2513, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2520, 2525, 2528, 2531, 2533, 2535, 2537, 2539, 2546, 2550, 3002, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3017, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3078, 3079, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3087, 3088, 3089, 3090, 3091, 3092, 3093, 3094, 3095, 3096, 3097, 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3109, 3110, 3111, 3112, 3113, 3114, 3115, 3116, 3117, 3118, 3119, 3120, 3121, 3122, 3123, 3124, 3125, 3126, 3127, 3128, 3129, 3130, 3131, 3132, 3133, 3134, 3135, 3136, 3137, 3138, 3139, 3140, 3141, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150, 3151, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3157, 3158, 3159, 3160, 3161, 3162, 3163, 3164, 3165, 3167, 3168, 3169, 3170, 3171, 3172, 3173, 3174, 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3179, 3180, 3181, 3182, 3183, 3184, 3185, 3186, 3187, 3188, 3189, 3190, 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195, 3196, 3197, 3198, 3199, 3200, 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3211, 3212, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3222, 3223, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228, 3229, 3230, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3234, 3235, 3236, 3237, 3238, 3239, 3240, 3241, 3242, 3243, 3244, 3245, 3246, 3247, 3248, 3249, 3250, 3251, 3252, 3253, 3254, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3258, 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3265, 3266, 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270, 3271, 3272, 3273, 3274, 3275, 3276, 3277, 3278, 3279, 3280, 3281, 3282, 3283, 3284, 3285, 3286, 3287, 3288, 3289, 3290, 3291, 3292, 3293, 3294, 3295, 3296, 3297, 3298, 3299, 3300, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3309, 3310, 3311, 3312, 3313, 3314, 3315, 3316, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3320, 3321, 3322, 3323, 3324, 3325, 3326, 3327, 3328, 3329, 3330, 3333, 3336, 3367, 3420, 3480, 4111, 4112, 4114, 4115, 4116, 4117, 4444, 4445, 4446, 4447, 4567, 4799, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5555, 5678, 8888, 9760, 9789, 9900, 9991, 9995, 9997, 9999, 11111, 80159 & 111111. 5
  • Mx8000 IDT 10 slice
    • System Code #
    • 728125
    • Serial #s: 1225
    • 1234
    • 2501
    • 2502
    • 2503
    • 2504
    • 2505
    • 2506
    • 2507
    • 2508
    • 2509
    • 2510
    • 2511
    • 2512
    • 2513
    • 2514
    • 2515
    • 2516
    • 2517
    • 2518
    • 2519
    • 2520
    • 2521
    • 2522
    • 2523
    • 2524
    • 2525
    • 2526
    • 2527
    • 2528
    • 2529
    • 2530
    • 2531
    • 2532
    • 2533
    • 2534
    • 2535
    • 2536
    • 2537
    • 2538
    • 2539
    • 2540
    • 2541
    • 2542
    • 2543
    • 2544
    • 2546
    • 2547
    • 2548
    • 2549
    • 2550
    • 2551
    • 2552
    • 3018
    • 9999 & 111111. 6
  • Mx8000 Quad

    88 of 88 codes

    • System Code #
    • 728200
    • Serial #s: 2008
    • 2009
    • 2011
    • 2014
    • 2017
    • 2022
    • 2023
    • 2025
    • 2027
    • 2029
    • 2030
    • 2031
    • 2032
    • 2034
    • 2035
    • 2037
    • 2038
    • 2041
    • 2042
    • 2044
    • 2045
    • 2046
    • 2047
    • 2048
    • 2050
    • 2051
    • 2055
    • 2056
    • 2058
    • 2059
    • 2061
    • 2062
    • 2063
    • 2064
    • 2065
    • 2068
    • 2073
    • 2074
    • 2075
    • 2080
    • 2081
    • 2084
    • 2085
    • 2086
    • 2089
    • 2092
    • 2093
    • 2095
    • 2096
    • 2099
    • 2100
    • 2101
    • 2102
    • 2103
    • 2104
    • 2105
    • 2109
    • 2116
  • Mx8000 Dual

    250 of 250 codes

    • System Code #
    • 728201
    • Serial #s: 4288
    • 9000
    • 9005
    • 9006
    • 9008
    • 9010
    • 9011
    • 9012
    • 9015
    • 9018
    • 9020
    • 9021
    • 9025
    • 9027
    • 9035
    • 9036
    • 9037
    • 9038
    • 9039
    • 9042
    • 9049
    • 9050
    • 9055
    • 9056
    • 9058
    • 9059
    • 9061
    • 9062
    • 9063
    • 9068
    • 9072
    • 9076
    • 9077
    • 9080
    • 9084
    • 9085
    • 9089
    • 9090
    • 9091
    • 9093
    • 9094
    • 9096
    • 9098
    • 9103
    • 9105
    • 9106
    • 9108
    • 9109
    • 9110
    • 9120
    • 9121
    • 9125
    • 9131
    • 9133
    • 9135
    • 9136
    • 9137
    • 9138
  • Mx8000 Dual exp

    365 of 365 codes

    • System Code #
    • 728130
    • Serial #
    • Serial #s: 2110
    • 3291
    • 6005
    • 8008
    • 8010
    • 8014
    • 8016
    • 8018
    • 8021
    • 8023
    • 8025
    • 8034
    • 8035
    • 8039
    • 8040
    • 8041
    • 8043
    • 8046
    • 8048
    • 8053
    • 8054
    • 8055
    • 8056
    • 8057
    • 8058
    • 8061
    • 8064
    • 8065
    • 8066
    • 8067
    • 8068
    • 8070
    • 8073
    • 8074
    • 8075
    • 8076
    • 8077
    • 8078
    • 8079
    • 8080
    • 8081
    • 8082
    • 8083
    • 8084
    • 8085
    • 8086
    • 8091
    • 8092
    • 8095
    • 8096
    • 8097
    • 8098
    • 8102
    • 8103
    • 8104
    • 8105
    • 8106
Amount recalled
1,474 Units

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The low contrast pins in the Image Quality (IQ) phantom deteriorates over time. This prevents the customers from doing the Daily Image Quality Checks as defined in the current Instructions for Use (IfU).

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 Sep 2, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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