Philips ALLURA Xper FD20 OR Table Recall
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Philips is voluntarily recalling 196 units of the ALLURA Xper FD20 OR Table due to potential issues with X-ray imaging not initiating properly via the wired foot switch.
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What Happened
Philips has identified instances where X-ray imaging may not be initiated or may occur intermittently when using the wired foot switch on the ALLURA Xper FD20 OR Table. This recall is classified as Class II and was initiated voluntarily by the firm.
Which Products Are Affected
The affected products are the ALLURA Xper FD20 OR Table with the following System Codes: (1) 722015, (2) 722023, and (3) 722035. A total of 196 units are involved, with 73 units in the US and the rest distributed outside the US. Specific details include:
- For System Code 722015: UDI: N/A; Serial Numbers: 12, 16, 2, 8, 23, 3, 13
- For System Code 722023: UDI: 00884838059085; Serial Numbers: 49, 41, 142, 110, 12, 179, 124, 27, 98, 66, 118, 117, 138, 42, 64, 116, 127, 175, 75, 82, 83, 46, 35, 109, 146, 33, 165, 169, 101, 103, 129, 10, 105, 90, 107, 100, 47, 159, 137, 119, 164, 70, 95, 177, 158, 5, 86, 34, 132, 9, 108, 121, 31, 112, 173, 114, 170, 172, 4, 14, 85, 13, 88, 25, 87, 94, 57, 125, 73, 106, 67, 16, 96, 58, 38, 141, 32, 84, 68, 134, 79, 52, 56, 69, 37, 21, 53, 123, 157, 102, 126, 145, 144, 15, 135, 152, 149, 60, 150
- For System Code 722035: UDI: 00884838054240; Serial Numbers: 119, 126, 169, 72, 124, 161, 183, 242, 245, 246, 46, 196, 52, 236, 147, 172, 123, 74, 59, 60, 88, 30, 216, 212, 85, 21, 47, 222, 121, 131, 145, 127, 38, 187, 243, 143, 244, 125, 117, 100, 57, 247, 34, 165, 252, 101, 89, 192, 111, 128, 227, 144, 174, 28, 84, 130, 263, 132, 25, 98, 134, 35, 226, 190, 3, 6, 1, 249, 109, 251, 207, 158, 160, 237, 163, 79, 248, 253, 94, 80, 250, 154, 69, 97, 148, 170, 195, 26, 122, 96, 107, 142, 58, 166, 235, 230, 83, 53, 32, 164, 56, 40, 10, 11, 62, 265, 221, 257, 255, 229, 256, 254, 261, 260, 238, 113, 258, 241, 188, 259, 267, 167, 204, 43, 33, 37, 104, 233, 114, 108, 153, 70, 65, 191, 77, 110, 225, 75, 76, 193, 185, 186, 129, 103, 71, 151, 92, 201, 208, 149, 205, 19, 50, 51, 61, 211, 99, 12, 15, 198, 82, 105, 136, 194, 23, 200, 116, 48, 13, 106, 95, 206, 168, 203, 146, 81, 156, 45, 173, 49, 64, 171, 184, 102, 17, 215, 29, 231, 16, 202
The products were distributed nationwide in the US and to various international countries.
What You Should Do
Users should follow the initial firm notification, which was sent via letter, for instructions on this voluntary recall initiated by Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.
Why This Matters
This recall ensures the reliable operation of medical devices used in procedures, potentially preventing issues that could affect patient care. It highlights the importance of addressing malfunctions in healthcare equipment to maintain safety standards.
Source
Attribution to FDA: Recall number Z-1665-2026, available on the FDA website under event ID 98434.
Original source: FDA Official Notice ↗
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