Recall Z-3199-2024 ยท LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Philips North America Llc
Ingenia Elition S -For use as a diagnostic device to obtain cross-sectional images, spectroscopic images and/or spectra of the internal structure of the head, body or extremities, in any orientation. (REF) Numbers: 1) 782150 2) 782106
| Date | Sep 20, 2024 (initiated Sep 3, 2024) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Integrated Radio Frequency (IRF) Carrier assembly screws may come loose and protrude beyond the surface could cause the screws to interfere with other moving parts, potentially blocking the horizontal tabletop. May lead to delay in diagnosis and/or may include anxiety of a patient is left on the tabletop inside the bore for a longer duration than anticipated. movement. |
| Root cause | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | Philips issued URGENT Medical Device Correction dated 8/23/24 to US consignees via Fed'x. Philips Markets Organizations are responsible for distributing the letters outside of the US. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: A. Customers can continue using identified systems in accordance with the intended use. B. As a reminder, when using MR systems, follow the warnings listed in the IFU provided with your system: Refer to the warnings listed in the IFU section titled Moving the patient into the magnet bore: " Before starting a scan which initiates tabletop movement |
| Quantity | 10 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Maldiv |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K193215 | Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingneia CX, Ingenia Elition, and Ingenia Ambition MR Systems Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V., Apr 10, 2020 |
| K212673 | MR 5300 Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V., Nov 19, 2021 |
| K213516 | Ingenia 3.0T, Ingenia 3.0T CX, Ingenia Elition and MR 7700 with Distributed Multi Nudclei Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V., Mar 3, 2022 |