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Device recall: Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology, Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology and Brilliance CT 16 (Air) Brilliance CT Big Bore Onco
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc (Cleveland, OH) initiated this device recall on 30 Aug 2013; FDA lists 1 product record under event 66296, 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. 90% of the 1,236 device enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 14 May 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
"There are artifacts appearing on the Tracker images during threshold-triggered bolus scans with protocols using a Rotation Time of 0.4 seconds."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR,TN, TX, UT, VA, VT and…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0013-2014 | Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology, Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology and Brilliance CT 16 (Air) Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology, Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology and Brilliance CT 16 (Air) scanners are whole body Computed Tomography X-ray systems that are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by… | 258 | Class II | Terminated | 23 Oct 2013 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "There are artifacts appearing on the Tracker images during threshold-triggered bolus scans with protocols using a Rotation Time of 0.4 seconds."
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 (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR,TN, TX, UT, VA, VT and…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 14 May 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.