Device recall: Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and…
Class I FDA enforcement event 84009. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
An issue with the Detector for the Forte Family of cameras may result in either detector 1 or detector 2 falling unimpeded vertically to the end stops of its travel limit.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc started this device recall on 19 Sep 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Cleveland, OH. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 84009 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 13 Nov 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 5 Apr 2021.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Distribution.
Recalling firm
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, Cleveland, OH.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
5 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0213-2020 | Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and positron-emitting radioisotopes within the body for interpretation by medical personnel. | 1167 in total | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
| Z-0214-2020 | Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and positron-emitting radioisotopes within the body for interpretation by medical personnel. | 1167 in total | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
| Z-0215-2020 | Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and positron-emitting radioisotopes within the body for interpretation by medical personnel. | 1167 in total | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
| Z-0216-2020 | Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and positron-emitting radioisotopes within the body for interpretation by medical personnel. | 1167 in total | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
| Z-0217-2020 | Forte Gamma Camera System is intended to produce images depicting the anatomical distribution of single-photon and positron-emitting radioisotopes within the body for interpretation by medical personnel. | 1167 in total | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2019
- 968
- Share of these events in Class I
- 6%
- Product records in this event
- 5Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 129
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0213-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 84009. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/84009/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide Distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 84009?
- The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1167 in total
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 6% of the 968 device events that started in 2019 are in Class I.