FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc: Philips Medical Systems, GEMINI LXL - Model #882412; GEMINI TF 16 - Model #882470 and Model #882473; GEMINI TF 64 - Model #882471, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning systems, diagnostic imaging systems for fixed or mobile installations that combine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) systems.
- Recall number
- Z-0882-2013
- Recalling firm
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
- Product
- Philips Medical Systems, GEMINI LXL - Model #882412; GEMINI TF 16 - Model #882470 and Model #882473; GEMINI TF 64 - Model #882471, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning systems, diagnostic imaging systems for fixed or mobile installations that combine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) systems.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-10-24
- Posted
- 2013-02-26
- Terminated
- 2015-07-23
- Reason
- Software anomaly. Philips determined that the TumorLOC software program for the referenced PET/CT X-Ray scanning systems has the capability to generate Intensity Projection data sets from respiratory gated data. A circumstance was identified by the firm whereby these generated datasets are 'flipped' and incorrectly labeled left-to-right when the are saved to disk. If the flipped Intensity Project
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- Philips Medical issued an URGENT - Medical Device Correction letter to their customers concerning the Tumor LOC IPD issue on October 25, 2012. The letter informs the customer of the nature of this software problem and names the Brilliance and GEMINI scanning systems affected by this issue. The letter goes on to describe the hazard inherent to this software issue and provides 'Workaround procedures which the customers can use in order to help mitigate the effects of this problem. Customers with questions should contact their Customers Care Solutions Center at 1-800-722-9377, option 5. For questions regarding this recall call 1-800-722-9377.
- Quantity
- 30 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, OA MA, MD MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, D, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV; Internationally to Canada and other countries..
- Lot, serial or model codes
- The affected GEMINI systems are identified with the following Serial Numbers: GEMINI LXL Model # 882412, Serial Numbers: 14702 and 14707; GEMINI TF 16 Model #882470, Serial Numbers: 7129, 7121, 7123, 7128, 7096, 7133, 7185, 7187, 7226, and 7220; GEMINI TF 16, Model #882473, Serial Numbers: 7150, and and 7237;GEMINI TF 64, Model #882471, Serial Numbers: 7103, 7126, 7132, 7158, 7160, 7164, 7175, 7178, 7179, 7218, 7229, 7221, 7245, 7550, 7255, and 7256.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K052640"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KPS
- Firm FEI
- 1525965
- Firm city
- Cleveland
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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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