Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc recalls BrightView are gamma cameras; Designed for single or dual detector nuclear imaging.

Recall date

December 17, 2015

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-1020-2016

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Sold / distributed

Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV & WY, and in DC and PR and in the countries of Algeria, A…

Why it was recalled

The firm discovered four issues with the BrightView Family systems. Issue 1: During a cardiac non-Auto Body Contouring (ABC) scan, using Cardiac High Resolution (CHR) collimators, the collimator may come in contact with the bottom edge of the patient pallet. If this occurs, collision sensors would pause the scan. Issue 2: During a scan, the gantry motion may halt prematurely. This cause

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

BrightView are gamma cameras; Designed for single or dual detector nuclear imaging.