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Philips DuraDiagnost X-Ray system, Stationary X-Ray System Radiographic Models: 712210, 712211

FDA device recall Z-1251-2015 · posted 2015-03-06 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Reason for recall
Improper installation of Tube arm, and Wall stand may cause it to fall down, Improper installation of table may cause it to float.
Action taken
Philips Healthcare issued notice to foreign Distributors on 1/23/15 to issue and advise customers to stop using the device until a Philips Engineer checks the device. After the engineer verifies that the tube arm, Wall stand and table were properly assembled, the device may be used again. Philips will subsequently install a new Tube Arm and Wall stand fixing structure that is designed to prevent this hazard if the tube arm or Wall stand is incorrectly reinstalled in the future. Philips will subsequently provide the method to adjust the T-nuts of table to make sure it was properly assembled. A Philips Service Engineer will contact affected customers to install the solution.
Root cause
Process control
Status
Terminated
Product code
KPR
Quantity affected
71 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution. Argentina, Australia, Burkina-Faso, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq (NL), Kuwait, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mayotte, Poland, Saudi
Date initiated
2015-01-23
Date posted
2015-03-06
Date terminated
2016-06-07
Location
Andover, MA

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DURADIAGNOST (K141381)Philips Healthcare (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.2014-06-12