Recall Z-1989-2021 ยท KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
Philips North America Llc
Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount CCT Arm DVI Option - Monitor 882476 - Gemini TF Big Bore PET/CT
| Date | May 1, 2021 |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Significant wear of the Monitor Bracket Assembly shaft goes unrecognized could potentially lead to the Monitor Bracket Assembly detaching from the Suspension Arm and result in potential hazard for the monitor to fall while remaining attached to the cables resulting in patient, operator, bystander, or service person to serious injury. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Philips issued URGENT- Field Safety Notice Medical Device Correction letter on 5/1/21 FSN 72800751 and FSN 88200530 . Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: " Be aware of this hazard when the safety clip is missing from the joint assembly between the Monitor Bracket Assembly and the Ceiling Suspension Arm. " Inspect the joint area of their CCT DVI Ceiling Mount Arm (the circled area in picture at theright) and observe that the safety clip is installed (as depicted in pictures below). " When this hazard occurs, the monitor may become difficult to rotate relative to the |
| Quantity | 1,301 Monitor Bracket Assemblies total |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, AE, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BR, CH, CL, CN, CO, CU, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GE, GI, GL, GR, HK, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KR, LA, LB, LK, LT, LY, MM, MN, MU, MV, MY, NI, NL, NO, NZ, |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K081135 | GEMINI CONDOR Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc., Apr 29, 2008 |