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Device product

Computed Tomography X-ray systems Brilliance iCT, Philips Healthcare System. Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.

Z-2255-2015

February 05, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Event
Event 71124
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
38 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2255-2015

Official wording

Reason: 5 issues. Fast Get Ready incorrectly enabled during service procedures. Contrast annotation missing for some images when manual contrast was administered. Dot artifact present, intermittently, after startup. Heart Rate measured value incorrectly remains constant for some heart rate change conditions. DoseRight incorrectly enabled when the Exam Card specified disabling DoseRight. Tube heat predict

Code information: Brilliance iCT: Model #728306; Serial #s: 85012, 85013, 85014, 100029, 100038, 100040, 100053, 100058, 100094, 100099, 100133, 100140, 100162, 100178, 100236, 100244, 100373, 100399, 100408, 100411, 100416, 100441, 100450, 100454, 100461, 100463, 100465, 100466, 100498, 100503, 100506, 100507, 100508, 100509, 100511, 100512, 100517 & 100518.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including the states of AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WV & WY, and to the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan & Viet Nam.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    5 issues. Fast Get Ready incorrectly enabled during service procedures. Contrast annotation missing for some images when manual contrast was administered. Dot artifact present, intermittently, after startup. Heart Rate measured value incorrectly remains constant for some heart rate change conditions. DoseRight incorrectly enabled when the Exam Card specified disabling DoseRight. Tube heat predict

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