Reported Jun 3, 2015 · Terminated

Brilliance CT 6 Air. Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by…

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?

  • Brilliance CT 6 Air. Computed Tomography X-ray systems 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
    • System Code #
    • 728256
    • Serial #
    • 2448
    • 3145
    • 3212
    • 3213
    • 3276
    • 3278
    • 280
    • 3307
    • 3309
    • 3317
    • 3336
    • 30003
    • 30008
    • 30017
    • 30021
    • 30022
    • 30036 & 30047
Amount recalled
153 units total

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Why it was recalled

The firm was informed that while raising the patient couch on the system to perform an exam, the couch unexpectedly descended to the lowest point without being commanded to do so.

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 Feb 22, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:49 PM UTC

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