Recall Z-0906-2013 ยท JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Philips Medical System Extended Brilliance Workspace (EBW), Computed Tomography X-Ray System. The Extended Brilliance Workspace (EBW) is a component of the Computed Tomography X-Ray System that is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. This device may include signal analysis and display eq
| Date | Mar 5, 2013 (initiated Sep 28, 2012) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Incorrect values may be displayed. Philips is issuing a software update (version 4.5.5) to the Extended Brilliance Workspace (EBW) systems currently running software version(s) 4.0.2, V4.5.2 or V4.5.3, addressing a number of non-conformances. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | Philips Healthcare sent a Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated September 28, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers. This Field Safety notification is to inform the actions that should be taken by the customer/user to prevent risks for patient or users, and the actions planned by Philips to correct the problem. If you need further information or supplies please contact your local Philips Healthcare office. For North American and Canada contact the Customer Care Solutions Center ( 1-800 722- |
| Quantity | 2,580 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including the states of AL, AT, AZ, BAH, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI & WV. and the countries of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahra |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K961464 | SELECT/SP Elscint, Inc., Jul 3, 1996 |