FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc: GEMINI PET/CT Systems Upper Patient Pallet for the GEMINI TF, 16, 64, and 16 Base Slice configurations, Model Numbers: 4535 679 83931, 4535 679 94741, and 4535-674 41711, 510(k) #K052640
- Recall number
- Z-0261-2010
- Recalling firm
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
- Product
- GEMINI PET/CT Systems Upper Patient Pallet for the GEMINI TF, 16, 64, and 16 Base Slice configurations, Model Numbers: 4535 679 83931, 4535 679 94741, and 4535-674 41711, 510(k) #K052640
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-01-26
- Posted
- 2009-11-13
- Terminated
- 2009-11-24
- Reason
- Upper patient pallet component of the recalling firm's Gemini PET/CT system may be thinner than normally required which may reduce the product's load bearing capacity, resulting in cracking under less than the designed full-load weight.
- Root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- The firm notified customers with an "URGENT - Field Safety Notice" which was sent to the user/customers via FedEx on 1/26/2009. The letter informs customers of this potential safety hazard; the actions to be taken by the user/customer in order to mitigate risk to patients while undergoing scans; and the actions planned by Philips Medical's Service Engineers in order to correct the problem. The notification refers the user/customers to the applicable sections of their Systems Operations and Systems Information Manuals for a review on procedures for safely loading; unloading; and monitoring patients before, during, and after scanning studies. The notice goes on to inform the customers that replacement parts for the upper patient pallet(s) are on order and that a Philips Healthcare Field Service Engineer will be visiting each customer site within two (2) months in order to replace each affected pallet. Lastly, the notification provides a toll-free telephone number and instructions which the customer can use to contact a local Philips representative if additional information, or assistance is required. The firm's Customer Care Center contact is 1-800-722-9377, option 5: Diagnostic Imaging, option 5: Radiation Therapy, option 3: Oncology.
- Quantity
- 9 units
- Distribution
- The recalled products were distributed to customers in the following states within the U. S.: OH, GA, MI, and CA and to customers overseas in: Germany, France Japan, and South Korea.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Numbers: 882470, 882471, and 882473; Model Numbers: 4535 679 83931 , 4525 679 94741, and 4535 674 41711; and Serial Numbers: 7096, 7139, 7144, 7145, 7146, 7148, 7149, 7150, and 7151.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K052640"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JAK
- Firm FEI
- 1525965
- Firm city
- Cleveland
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
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- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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