ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0358-06 ยท LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips

Gyroscan NT MRI System rev 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x software. System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging.

DateJan 6, 2006 (initiated Dec 9, 2005)
StatusTerminated
ReasonThe Gyroscan NT MRI system has a computer software problem which results in images from one patient being placed into another patient's image record.
Root causeOther
ActionProduct safety notification sent certified mail to each customer explaining the problem. A mandatory software upgrade to correct the problem will be installed starting the first quarter of 2006 and be completed by the third quarter of 2006.
Quantity96
Distribution96 units distributed to 92 U.S. Customers
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K940534GYROSCAN T10-NT (RELEASE 4 SERIES SOFTWARE)
Philips Medical Systems, Inc., Nov 22, 1994