Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc AcQSim X-Ray Computed Tomography Scanners. These scanners were sold under the brand names: Picker, Marconi or Philips. Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
AcQSim X-Ray Computed Tomography Scanners. These scanners were sold under the brand names: Picker, Marconi or Philips.
Brand
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
All devices manufactured between January 1996 and June, 2004 were subject to recall.
Products Sold
All devices manufactured between January 1996 and June, 2004 were subject to recall.
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc is recalling AcQSim X-Ray Computed Tomography Scanners. These scanners were sold under the brand names: Picker, due to Software anomaly in the DICOM Modality Worklist. When restoring a patient's images from the optical disk, images from the wrong patient may be displ. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Software anomaly in the DICOM Modality Worklist. When restoring a patient's images from the optical disk, images from the wrong patient may be displayed.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
The firm mailed a ''Product Safety Notification'', dated 3/23/2004, to all users who had DICOM Modality Worklist enabled with a software key. The customers were notified of the problem and were provided instructions as to how to prevent the anomaly from occurring. The notification also informed the users that updated software which corrects the anomaly will be available in the near future and will be installed by the firm''s Field Service Engineers.
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View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026