Recall Z-2867-2011 ยท -KP
Philips Medical Systems
Philips brand BrightView Gamma Camera System, SYST, BRIGHTVIEW-FIXED, 3/8", Model Number: 2170-3000A; Product is manufactured and distributed by Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc., Cleveland, OH The BrightView Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distributions of single photon emitting radioisotopes within the human body for interpretation by medical
| Date | Jul 22, 2011 (initiated Jun 3, 2011) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | The gap between the two parts of the table may permit pinches to occur on either patients skin or other body parts; it has the potential for serious injury if a patients finger is caught between the pallet and patient table resulting in broken finger bone. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Philips Healthcare issued a Customer Information letter (Field Change Order (#88200402)) dated June 15, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to follow the instruction for use for their system, which states "Monitor the patient and the system vigilantly during any system motions to make sure that ...accessories, equipment, and all ojbects such as hair, jewelry, or neckties-remain clear of any moving camera and imaging table parts. For additional information, customers were istru |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, China, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K062298 | APOLLO GAMMA CAMERA SYSTEM Adac Laboratories, Aug 23, 2006 |