Ingenia Ambition X (Philips) – Screw Interference Risk (2024)
Check Your Product
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Ingenia Ambition X - For use as a diagnostic device to obtain cross-sectional images, spectroscopic images and/or spectra of the internal structure of the head, body or extremities, in any orientation. (REF) Numbers: 782109
Brand
Philips North America Llc
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
UDI-DI: (01)00884838098350(21) Serial Numbers
Products Sold
UDI-DI: (01)00884838098350(21) Serial Numbers; 47558 47602 47606 47608 47609 47614 47615 47617 47621 47622 47625 47626 47628 47630 47634 47644 47646 47651 47654 47656 47657 47660 47665 47666 47667 47668 47671 47672 47674 47677 47678 47679 47680 47681 47684 47685 47687 47688 47694 47695 47697 47698 47700 47701 47702 47703 47705 47706 47708 47709 47710 47716 47733 47737 47738 47753 47755 47759 47785 47791 47800 47802 47804
Philips North America Llc is recalling Ingenia Ambition X - For use as a diagnostic device to obtain cross-sectional images, spectroscopic due to Integrated Radio Frequency (IRF) Carrier assembly screws may come loose and protrude beyond the surface could cause the screws to interfere with other. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Integrated Radio Frequency (IRF) Carrier assembly screws may come loose and protrude beyond the surface could cause the screws to interfere with other moving parts, potentially blocking the horizontal tabletop. May lead to delay in diagnosis and/or may include anxiety of a patient is left on the tabletop inside the bore for a longer duration than anticipated. movement.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Philips issued URGENT Medical Device Correction dated 8/23/24 to US consignees via Fed'x. Philips Markets Organizations are responsible for distributing the letters outside of the US. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: A. Customers can continue using identified systems in accordance with the intended use. B. As a reminder, when using MR systems, follow the warnings listed in the IFU provided with your system: Refer to the warnings listed in the IFU section titled Moving the patient into the magnet bore: " Before starting a scan which initiates tabletop movement, always check that nothing can get caught or hit during tabletop movement. " Check patient, patient extremities, clothing, equipment and positioning aids. Guide cables and intravenous lines " Due care must be taken to ensure that no part of the patient's body, hair, clothing cables or infusion lines can be trapped or injured by any part of the equipment. C. If you experience resistance from the tabletop movement during patient scan, Stop-use immediately and contact your local Philips service representative. D. Circulate this Urgent Medical Device Correction Letter to all users of this device so that they are aware of the issue. E. Please display attached Advisory with your system(s); ensure the notice is in a place likely to be seen/viewed by operators. F. Please complete and return the attached response form to Philips promptly and no later than 30 days from receipt via email to: Philips.Recall@philips.com. Completing this form confirms receipt of the Urgent Medical Device Correction Letter, understanding of the issue, and required actions to be taken. 5. The actions planned by Philips to correct the problem Philips will contact you to schedule time for a Field Service Engineer (FSE) to visit your site to inspect the IRF carrier assembly and provide a correction if necessary (reference FCO78100588). Philips plans to start implementing corrections in Q4 2024. If you need a
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