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Device recall: Brilliance 6, 10, 16, 40, 64, Big Bore and the iCT, iCT SP, Ingenuity CT and MX8000 Dual v. EXP are Computed Tomography
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc (Cleveland, OH) initiated this device recall on 20 Dec 2012; FDA lists 1 product record under event 64401, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 823 device enforcement events initiated in 2012 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 17 Apr 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc has 129 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc, Cleveland, OH.
Reason for recall
"Philips Healthcare received reports from the field stating the patient table on a system had an unexpected downward movement while a patient was on the table. Philips has determined the cause was a malfunction of the vertical brake."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide Distribution including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0945-2013 | Brilliance 6, 10, 16, 40, 64, Big Bore and the iCT, iCT SP, Ingenuity CT and MX8000 Dual v. EXP are Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems. These devices are Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems that are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at… | 4797 Units | Class II | Terminated | 20 Mar 2013 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
All 129 events for Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Philips Healthcare received reports from the field stating the patient table on a system had an unexpected downward movement while a patient was on the table. Philips has determined the cause was a malfunction of the vertical brake."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide Distribution including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 17 Apr 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.