Recall Z-2432-2010 ยท LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips
Polaris, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, Magnet Subsystem, Picker International, Inc. World Headquarters 595 Miner Road Cleveland, Ohio 44143, U.S.A.".
| Date | Sep 17, 2010 (initiated Sep 19, 2008) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Water may collect and freeze in the vent pipe. This can rupture the magnet vessel during a cryogen transfer, and release helium into the MRI suite. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | Philips issued an Urgent Correction letter dated 09/19/2008 to their consignees, identifying the reason for the recall and the affected products. The firm issued the Field Change Order (FCO) 78100232. Field service engineers will visit each consignee and conduct an inspection of the magnets venting system of Edge, Vista, Eclipse, Polaris, Infinion, and Panorama 0.6T MRI systems. The consignees should contact the Philips Call Center at 1-800-772-9377, #5 #2 and reference "FCO 78100232". |
| Quantity | 64 units |
| Distribution | Nationwide Distribution: USA., including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WY. There is no distribution to foreign consignees. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |