Philips Medical Systems DMC GmbH Development And Manufacturing Ctr. Rontgenstr. 24-26 Hamburg Germany DigitalDiagnost 4 High Performance. radiography and fluoroscopy system Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
DigitalDiagnost 4 High Performance. radiography and fluoroscopy system
Brand
Philips Medical Systems DMC GmbH Development And Manufacturing Ctr. Rontgenstr. 24-26 Hamburg Germany
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in FDA notice. Check official source for details.
Products Sold
Model 712031 Serial Numbers - 10001009 10001111 18000123 19000181 20010235 10001039 17000264 18000263 19000297
Philips Medical Systems DMC GmbH Development And Manufacturing Ctr. Rontgenstr. 24-26 Hamburg Germany is recalling DigitalDiagnost 4 High Performance. radiography and fluoroscopy system due to Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect o. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect orientation of image on the first examination due to an issue in the firmware of the Wallstand VS2 board. The system will rotate the amplimat field selection by 90 degrees. The wrong amplimat field selection may cause an incorrect dose of radiation to occur. Additionally, the anatomic position markers may become mispositioned and could potentially be associated with the opposite side of the anatomy. (Updated 1/30/23) Expansion of the root cause to include incorrect amplimat field selection by 90 degrees following the first exposure using Wallstand VS2 and a subsequent system restart. Previously, this issue only occurred following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Philips sent an Electronic Product Radiation Defect notification letter dated May 25, 2022 to affected customers. Philips will schedule an appointment with customers to install the software update. Philips will, without charge bring the product into compliance. Customers were instructed to complete and return the attached response form to Philips. For further information or support concerning this issue, please contact Philips Customer Care Solutions Center: 1-800-722-9377 and reference FCO71200223 for impacted DigitalDiagnost systems or FCO70600109 for impacted ProxiDiagnost systems.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026