Recall Z-1669-2011 ยท KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Vertical Brake Hubs of the Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems under the following Brands and Model #s: Brilliance 6, M/Ns 3001-3708, 30001-30131; Brilliance 10, M/Ns 4001-4067, 40001-40035 ; Brilliance 16, M/Ns 5001-6180, 50002-50139 ; Brilliance 16P, M/Ns 6007-6163, 60001-60029 ; Brilliance 40, M/Ns 9009-9272, 29001-29153, 90028-92034; Brilliance 64, M/Ns 9501-10300, 95003-95697; Brilliance Big B
| Date | Mar 16, 2011 (initiated Dec 10, 2010) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Philips Medical Systems has decided to recall the patient support vertical brake hub in all its Brilliance systems due to the collapse in the vertical direction. The short key connecting the vertical brake hub to the motor shaft can disengage due to the lack of thread locker on set screws. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc sent Field Safety Notice to all affected customers on December 10, 2010. The Safety Notices identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to monitor their units and if the vertical brake hub malfunctioned to immediately contact the recalling firm. The letter also stated that a Field Service Engineer would visit to perform a brake hub rework on the units. For further information or support customers were to contact their local Philips representative or local Philips Healthcare office for |
| Quantity | 5700 units/vertical brake hubs |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, 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, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV & WY, and the countries of Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Arg |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K012009 | MX8000 IDT CT SYSTEM Marconi Medical Systems, Inc., Sep 13, 2001 |
| K033326 | PHILIPS PLUS COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM Philips Medical Systems, Inc., Oct 29, 2003 |
| K033357 | ACQSIM-MULTISLICE-CT, MODEL 453567042271 Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc., Jan 9, 2004 |
| K060937 | BRILLIANCE VOLUME Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc., Jun 5, 2006 |