Recall Z-0559-2024 ยท OWB Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V.
Philips Azurion systems with monoplane fixed ceiling mounts: 722078 Azurion 7 M12 722079 Azurion 7 M20 722223 Azurion 7 M12 722224 Azurion 7 M20 722227 Azurion 5 M12 722228 Azurion 5 M20
| Date | Dec 15, 2023 (initiated Nov 3, 2023) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Ceiling mounted L-arm contains a rotation cover that may potentially be susceptible to falling if a collision between the L-arm and other hospital equipment (i.e., an operating light) were to occur result in injury or potential sterility issues due to the cover becoming loose |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Philips issued Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC) letter US customers in the US on 11/3/23 and a Field Safety Notice (FSN) to customers outside the US. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: As a remedy, Philips is replacing the existing covers of all the affected Philips Allura and Philips Azurion with the monoplane fixed ceiling mounted systems with a redesigned L-arm rotation cover (bolted instead of spring clips) to make sure it is resistant to external collisions. Philips will contact all affected customers to arrange for a Field Service Engineer visit to |
| Quantity | 3821 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, CANADA, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Rep |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K200917 | Azurion R2.1 Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V., May 1, 2020 |