Philips Ultrasound, Inc.: HDI 4000 Ultrasound System & the Philips 4000 Ultrasound System (same system).

Recall number

Z-0178-05

Recalling firm

Philips Ultrasound, Inc.

Product

HDI 4000 Ultrasound System & the Philips 4000 Ultrasound System (same system).

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2004-09-10

Posted

2004-11-05

Terminated

2006-02-09

Reason

Potential for device to cause burning of the skin.

Root cause

Other

Action

On 9/6/04 the firm sent a certified return receipt letter to customers advising of the issue and informing that a service representative will visit to install new software to reduce thermal output.

Quantity

333 domestic units, 29 demos, 704 international units

Distribution

Units were distributed to medial facilities, hospitals, and veterinarians worldwide. Countries include Africa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Domican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Phlippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Peru, Santa Domingo, Saudia Arabia, Selangor, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Zenica

Lot, serial or model codes

Part # 9896 053 15031 (8500-0066-01), 9896 053 18811 (8500-0080-01), 9896 053 22011 (8500-0087-01)  Site numbers: A42000896, A3B000796, A34000603, A2C000441, A32000483, A33000540, A28000273, A35000637, A35000649, A26000159, A45001061, A28000241, A37000732, A25000143, A35000663, A42000932, A32000505, A42000898, A33000546, A24000084, A26000165, A28000255, A28000266, A28000276, A45001050, A36000692, A45001066, A34000559, A24000052, A32000501, A2C000460, A3C000853, A34000582, A2A000350, A2C000458, A2B000408, A28000277, A27000197, A25000136, A33000550, A34000596, A24000104, A34000621, A33000549, A2B000374, A34000607, A43001003, A28000238, A34000568, A28000275, A36000674, A29000323, A2A000354, A29000318, A29000325, A27000188, A36000678, A28000253, A34000628, A27000204, A3B000804, A36000687, A3C000825, A25000140, A3B000799, A28000267, A2A000335, A2A000353, A31000489, A29000289, A2A000338, A39000780, A26000153, A35000636, A2A000348, A38000760, A42000916, A2B000395, A42000912, A24000101, A36000706, A35000665, A34000629, A42000907, A43001005, A25000131, A27000189, A25000123, A42000889, A2C000438, A2B000420, A28000231, A26000160, A37000735, A32000502, A34000595, A24000067, A42000885, A28000270, A24000054, A2B000358, A39000776, A2C000448, A3C000846, A24000087, A35000659, A2C000455, A39000769, A43001006, A26000161, A24000057, A42000945, A34000589, A37000723, A31000477, A31000488, A2B000411, A2C000440, A2C000452, A2C000456, A31000466, A31000467, A31000479, A31000480, A31000481, A32000509, A26000154, A27000181, A42000925, A33000523, A34000577, A3C000812, A29000290, A31000474, A34000602, A26000157, A2A000349, A42000901, A42000947, A23000047, A36000702, A25000146, A2A000345, A44001022, A28000280, A2C000449, A3C000850, A41000861, A24000060, A2A000330, A42000895, A27000212, A26000170, A27000192, A42000931, A37000738, A26000173, A26000179, A26000178, A29000300, A38000753, A39000783, A24000061, A2A000327, A27000186, A2C000463, A31000478, A2C000446, A31000492, A28000235, A28000229, A25000144, A2B000399, A27000198, A27000202, A2C000445, A34000588, A36000677, A3C000824, A43000982, A2B000365, A36000707, EMO00005, A36000705, 34000623, A26000176, A26000180, A25000106, A25000108, A25000115, A34000565, A34000578, A31000476, A32000504, A36000670, A2B000385, A3B000794, A2A000344, A36000694, A3B000806, A3C000826, A39000767, A42000899, A2C000437, A21000016, A25000118, A2C000444, A38000756, A37000720, A45001058, A37000721, A34000612, A32000490, A28000226, A28000260, A24000077, A25000111, A31000475, A33000534, A24000076, A25000116, A35000652, A31000470, A36000716, A35000630, A44001032, A41000872, A2C000451, A2C000457, A32000498, A29000319, A27000210, A24000051, A31000468, A34000557, A34000567, A3B000802, A42000934, A42000921, A35000650, A27000203, A23000040, A34000563, A21000018, A32000495, A36000717, A39000778, A24000096, A25000126, A26000164, A27000194, A42000893, A42000903, A32000515, A34000615, A34000616, A2C000439, A33000536, A34000587, A34000606, A32000507, A25000137, A24000056, A34000614, A25000133, A44001045, A25000147, A23000042, A35000664, A25000130, A25000148, A32000516, A34000611, A43000995, A37000736, A42000894, A31000482, A2A000331, A32000499, A43000980, A35000654, A44001019, A25000110, A34000556, A35000641, A35000642, A44001027, A44001028, A42000913, A3C000813, A42000928, A45001051, A2B000381, A2B000372, A2C000450, A32000513, A24000073, A3B000790, A34000597, A25000145, A31000493, A28000220, A34000627, A35000669, A28000265, A37000743, A35000645, A27000200, A29000310, A28000247, A26000171, A42000922, A27000184, A34000560, A28000243, A24000055, A35000644, A29000292, A21000015, A33000528, A32000517, A27000211, A28000257, A28000230, A2A000340, A34000599, A28000262, A2C000443, A2C000465, A35000643, A2A000337, A28000250, A31000491

510(k) numbers

["K002185"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

IYN

Firm FEI

3019216

Firm city

Bothell

Firm state

WA

Firm country

not on file

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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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