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Event 67879

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 19, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System & Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System. Product Usage: The Brilliance CT Big Bore is a Whole Body Computed Tomography X-Ray System which produces cross-sectional body images by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.

Z-1745-2014
Recall number
Z-1745-2014
Initiated
December 19, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
454 Units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
During internal testing, the Brilliance CT Big Bore was found to be out of tolerance for radio frequency emissions. Specifically, at the 48MHZ frequency, the testing indicated the Brilliance CT Big Bore was 3.5dB uV/meter higher than the applicable IEC 60601-1-2 standard specification.

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Reason for recall

During internal testing, the Brilliance CT Big Bore was found to be out of tolerance for radio frequency emissions. Specifically, at the 48MHZ frequency, the testing indicated the Brilliance CT Big Bore was 3.5dB uV/meter higher than the applicable IEC 60601-1-2 standard specification.

Code information

Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology: Model #728243; Serial #s: 7185, 7187-7189, 7191-7199, 7201,-7243, 7245-7251, 7253-7267, 7269, 7270, 7272-7297, 7299, 7300, 7302, 7304-7317, 7319-7374, 7376-7379, 7381, 7382, 7385, 7387-7389, 7391-7393, 7395, 7397-7401, 7403-7406, 7409-7429, 7431-7433, 7435-7438, 7440-7451, 7454-7457, 7459, 7462-7485, 7487-7509, 7511-7513, 7515-7519, 7521-7524, 7526-7528, 7530-7532, 7534-7537, 7539-7542, 7544, 7545, 7547, 7549-7556, 7558-7562, 7564-7566, 7568, 7569, 7573, 7574, 7577-7582, 7584, 7585, 7588-7593, 7596-7599, 7601-7603, 7605, 7608, 7609, 7611-7613, 7615-7618, 7620, 7622-7624, 7626-7630, 7634, 7635, 7637-7648 & 75000. Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology: Model #728244; Serial #s: 7190, 7200, 7244, 7252, 7268, 7271, 7301, 7318, 7375, 7380, 7383, 7384, 7386, 7390, 7396, 7402, 7407, 7408, 7427, 7430, 7439, 7452, 7453, 7458, 7486, 7510, 7514, 7520, 7525, 7529, 7533, 7538, 7543, 7546, 7557, 7570-7572, 7575, 7576, 7583, 7586, 7587, 7595, 7600, 7604, 7607, 7610, 7614, 7619, 7621, 7625, 7631-7633 & 7636.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WV. and countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Ukraine & United Kingdom.