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Device recall: BrightView SPECT gamma camera for Emission Computed Tomography, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH 44143 BrightView
FDA enforcement event 65140 is a device recall by Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc of Cleveland, OH, initiated 25 Apr 2013 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
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. 90% of the 1,236 device enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 12 Feb 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 has received one report from the field that there was an unexpected motion of the detector due to a failure of the mechanical assembly."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1481-2013 | BrightView SPECT gamma camera for Emission Computed Tomography, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH 44143 BrightView SPECT is a gamma camera designed for single or dual detector nuclear imaging accommodating a broad range of emission computed tomography Emission Computed Tomography (ECT) studies. | 505 units | Class II | Terminated | 12 Jun 2013 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Philips has received one report from the field that there was an unexpected motion of the detector due to a failure of the mechanical assembly."
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 - USA including AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 12 Feb 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.