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Device product

Philips Brilliance 6, 16, 40, 64, Big Bore, iCT and iCT SP are Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems. The devices are Computed Tomography Systems that are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes

Z-2035-2012

July 02, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Event
Event 62498
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
524
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2035-2012

Official wording

Reason: Philips Healthcare was notified that several of the sixteen bolts securing the brackets which support the carbon table top on various models of their Brilliant CT scanner have been found to be defective and the bolt heads may break off.

Code information: Brilliance 64, M/N #728231, Serial #s, 10140, 10141,10142, 10143, 10144, 10145, 10146, 10147, 10148, 10149, 10150, 10151, 10152,10153, 10154, 10155, 10156, 10157, 10158, 10159, 10160, 10161, 10162, 10163, 10164, 10165, 10166, 10167, 10168, 10169, 10170, 10171, 10172, 10173, 10174, 10175, 10176, 10177, 10178, 10179, 10180, 10181, 10182, 10183, 10184, 10185, 10186, 10187, 10188, 10189, 10190, 10191, 10192, 10193, 10194, 10195, 10196, 10197, 10198, 10200, 10203, 10204, 10206, 10207, 10208, 10209, 10210, 10211, 10213, 10216, 10218, 10221, 10222, 10223, 10224, 10225, 10226, 10229, 10230, 10232, 10233, 10234, 10237, 10238, 10239, 10241, 10242, 10243, 10244, 10245, 10247, 10248, 10249, 10250, 10252, 10255, 10256, 10257, 10258, 10259, 10260, 10262, 10263, 10264, 10266, 10267, 10268, 10270, 10271, 10272, 10273, 10274, 10275, 10276, 10277, 10278, 10279, 10280, 10281, 10282, 10283, 10284, 10285, 10286, 10287, 10288, 10291, 10292, 10293, 10294, 10295, 10296, 10297, 10298, 10299, 10300 Brilliance 40, M/N #728235, Serial #s 9258, 9259, 9260, 9261, 9262, 9263, 9264, 9265, 9266, 9267, 9268 Brilliance Big Bore, M/N #728243 Serial #s 7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7449, 7450, 7451, 7454, 7455, 7456, 7457, 7459, 7462, 7463, 7464, 7465, 7466, 7467, 7468, 7469, 7470, 7471, 7472, 7473, 7474, 7475, 7476, 7477, 7478, 7479, 7480, 7481, 7482, 7483, 7484, 7485, 7487, 7488, 7489, 7490, 7491, 7492, 7493, 7494, 7495, 7496, 7497, 7498, 7499, 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503, 7504, 7505, 7506, 7507, 7508, 7509, 7511, 7512, 7513 Brilliance Big Bore, M/N #728244 Serial #s 7452, 7453, 7458, 7486, 7510, 7514 Brilliance 16, M/N #728246 Serial #s 5990, 5991, 5992, 5993, 5994, 5995, 5996, 5997, 5998, 5999, 6000, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010, 6011, 6012, 6013, 6014, 6015, 6016, 6017, 6018, 6020, 6021, 6022, 6023, 6024, 6025, 6026, 6027, 6028, 6029, 6030, 6031, 6032, 6033, 6034, 6035, 6036, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6040, 6041, 6042, 6043, 6044, 6045, 6046, 6047, 6048, 6049, 6050, 6051, 6052, 6053, 6054, 6055, 6056, 6058, 6059, 6060, 6061, 6062, 6063, 6064, 6065, 6066, 6067, 6068, 6069, 6070, 6071, 6072, 6073, 6074, 6075, 6076, 6077, 6078, 6079, 6080, 6081, 6082, 6083, 6084, 6085, 6086, 6087, 6088, 6089, 6090, 6091, 6092, 6093, 6094, 6095, 6096, 6097, 6098, 6099, 6100, 6101, 6102, 6104, 6105, 6106, 6107, 6108, 6109, 6110, 6111, 6112, 6113, 6114, 6115, 6117, 6118, 6119, 6120, 6121, 6122, 6123, 6124, 6125, 6126, 6127, 6128, 6129, 6130, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6134, 6135, 6136, 6137, 6138, 6139, 6140, 6141, 6142, 6143, 6144, 6145, 6146, 6147, 6148, 6149, 6150, 6151, 6152, 6153, 6154, 6155, 6156, 6157, 6158, 6159, 6160, 6163, 6165, 6166, 6167, 6168, 6169, 6170, 6171, 6172, 6173, 6174, 6175, 6176 Brilliance 6, M/N #728256 Serial # 3669, 3670, 3671, 3672, 3673, 3674, 3675, 3676, 3677, 3678, 3679, 3680, 3681, 3682, 3683, 3684, 3685, 3686, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3690, 3691, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3695, 3696, 3697, 3698, 3699, 3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3707, 3708, 3709 Brilliance iCT, M/N #728306 Serial #s 100113, 100114, 100115, 100116, 100117, 100118, 100119, 100120, 100121, 100122, 100123, 100124, 100125, 100126, 100128, 100129, 100130, 100131, 100132, 100133, 100134, 100135, 100136, 100137, 100138, 100139, 100140, 100141, 100142, 100144, 100145, 100146, 100147, 100148, 100149, 100150, 100151, 100152, 100153, 100154, 100155, 100157, 100158, 100159, 100160, 100161, 100162, 100163, 100164, 100165, 100166, 100167, 100168, 100169, 100170 Brilliance iCT SP, M/N #728311 Serial #s 200006, 200007, 200008, 200009, 200010, 200011, 200012, 200013, 200015, 200016, 200017, 200018, 200019, 200020, 200021, 200022, 200023, 200024, 200025, 200026, 200027, 200028, 200029, 200030, 200031, 200032, 200033, 200034, 200035, 200036, 200037, 200038

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, MJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI. and the countries of Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philipines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Russia Fed, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Philips Healthcare was notified that several of the sixteen bolts securing the brackets which support the carbon table top on various models of their Brilliant CT scanner have been found to be defective and the bolt heads may break off.