Reported Jul 2, 2014 · Terminated

Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System & Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology Whole…

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 Big Bore Oncology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System & Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System
  • Product UsageThe Brilliance CT Big Bore is a Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System which produces cross-sectional body images by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes
Lot codes and dates

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
728243
728244Serial #s: 7185, 7187-7189, 7191-7199, 7201,-7243, 7245-7251, 7253-7267, 7269, 7270, 7272-7297, 7299, 7300, 7302, 7304-7317, 7319-7374, 7376-7379, 7381, 7382, 7385, 7387-7389, 7391-7393, 7395, 7397-7401, 7403-7406, 7409-7429, 7431-7433, 7435-7438, 7440-7451, 7454-7457, 7459, 7462-7485, 7487-7509, 7511-7513, 7515-7519, 7521-7524, 7526-7528, 7530-7532, 7534-7537, 7539-7542, 7544, 7545, 7547, 7549-7556, 7558-7562, 7564-7566, 7568, 7569, 7573, 7574, 7577-7582, 7584, 7585, 7588-7593, 7596-7599, 7601-7603, 7605, 7608, 7609, 7611-7613, 7615-7618, 7620, 7622-7624, 7626-7630, 7634, 7635, 7637-7648 & 75000. Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology
Serial #s: 7190, 7200, 7244, 7252, 7268, 7271, 7301, 7318, 7375, 7380, 7383, 7384, 7386, 7390, 7396, 7402, 7407, 7408, 7427, 7430, 7439, 7452, 7453, 7458, 7486, 7510, 7514, 7520, 7525, 7529, 7533, 7538, 7543, 7546, 7557, 7570-7572, 7575, 7576, 7583, 7586, 7587, 7595, 7600, 7604, 7607, 7610, 7614, 7619, 7621, 7625, 7631-7633 & 7636.
Amount recalled
454 Units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

During internal testing, the Brilliance CT Big Bore was found to be out of tolerance for radio frequency emissions. Specifically, at the 48MHZ frequency, the testing indicated the Brilliance CT Big Bore was 3.5dB uV/meter higher than the applicable IEC 60601-1-2 standard specification.

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 Aug 25, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:14 PM UTC

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