Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc Philips Medical Systems, Cardiac Viewer or Pulmonary Viewer Application that can run on all Gemini TFs, GXLs and EBW Workstations. Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH 44143. (The product is a software application that is installed in Philips Medical System CT scanners.) Recall
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Product
Philips Medical Systems, Cardiac Viewer or Pulmonary Viewer Application that can run on all Gemini TFs, GXLs and EBW Workstations. Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH 44143. (The product is a software application that is installed in Philips Medical System CT scanners.)
Brand
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
For 16 slice, 16 slice Big Bore, 40 slice, and 64 slice Brilliance CT scanners the affected software application versions are: 2.0, 2.0.2, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, and 2.2.5. For Extended Brilliance Workspace the affected software application versions are: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.50, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, and 3.5.2.
Products Sold
For 16 slice, 16 slice Big Bore, 40 slice, and 64 slice Brilliance CT scanners the affected software application versions are: 2.0, 2.0.2, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, and 2.2.5. For Extended Brilliance Workspace the affected software application versions are: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.50, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, and 3.5.2.
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc is recalling Philips Medical Systems, Cardiac Viewer or Pulmonary Viewer Application that can run on all Gemini T due to Incorrect Measurement: Incorrect measurement will occur when the operator uses the distance or area measurement function, such as Graphic Tool line . Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Incorrect Measurement: Incorrect measurement will occur when the operator uses the distance or area measurement function, such as Graphic Tool line or ROI on zoomed and batch saved images from the Cardiac Viewer or Pulmonary Viewer and then views them in the CT Viewer or on a PACS System.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Consignees were notified of this recall by an Urgent Device Notification letter sent on 9/10/07. The letter instructed the users to not save any zoomed images to a batch file. Make all measurements of zoomed images in the CT viewer, which provides correct measurements. Do not perform measurements on any zoomed batched images that have been stored on a PACS System. Phillips in investigating the problem and will provide updates free of charge when completed.
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As reported by FDA
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