Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc: Nuclear Gamma Cameras (ADAC Vertex Classic, ADAC VERTEX PLUS/SOLUS/CARDIO, ADAC VERTEX V60) Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH

Recall number

Z-1598-2015

Recalling firm

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Product

Nuclear Gamma Cameras (ADAC Vertex Classic, ADAC VERTEX PLUS/SOLUS/CARDIO, ADAC VERTEX V60) Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2015-03-13

Posted

2015-05-12

Terminated

2018-06-26

Reason

During clinical use of a Vertex Plus Gamma Camera, as the detector heads were in the relative 180 degree position, Detector #1 drifted down and made contact with the patients chin during a whole body study acquisition.

Root cause

Employee error

Action

Philips sent an Customer Information letter dated March 16, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to : 1. Do not lubricate the clutch(es) with oil, grease or any other type of lubricant.. 2. Follow product Instructions For Use (IFU), CARDIO. SOLUS, ADAC VERTEX, AND ADAC VERTEX PLUS WITH ATLAS USERS MANUAL, 9201-0227E-ENG, REV A- General Precautions that instructs user to monitor the patient during scanning. 3. Follow product Instructions For Use (IFU), CARDIC, SOLUS, ADAC VERTEX, AND ADAC VERTEX PLUS WITH ATLAS USER'SMANUAL, 9201-0227E-ENG, REV A- Emergency Patient Removal, Section Safety and Regulatory Agency Compliance, page 2-11, instruction(s) on emergency patient removal. 4. Ensure completion of product Preventive Maintenance (PM) procedure requiring inspection of the radius drive clutches every 3 months for contamination and replacement if contaminated and, testing of the gantry system. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips representative: Technical Support Line: 1-800-722-9377.

Quantity

918 units

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and to the states of : AL, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV., and to the countries of : Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand and United Kingdom.

Lot, serial or model codes

Vertex Classic; Model #: 890122; Serial #s: 9404100, 9601238, 9609084, 0407V, 0682V, 0795V, 0822VP2, 103, 20, 500, 5405V, 64, 9308007, 9309020, 9310032, 93-10660-1292, 9401059, 9401061, 9403076, 9403083, 9404106, 9407122, 9409148, 9410002, 9411006, 9411007, 9411016, 9501049, 9501210, 9502067, 9502086, 9503003, 9503079, 9503109, 9504019, 9505021, 9505124, 9506140, 9508169, 9508171, 9508184, 9508193, 9509198, 9509206, 9510222, 9510226, 9601146, 9602249, 9608042, 9901004, B0106154, B02120033, M@10229AMT, M@207JD, M@4404V, M@4431V, M@4432V, M@4480V, M@4623V, M@4630V, M@4639V, M@4686V, M@4692V, M@4858V, M@4893V, M@4959V, M@5032V, M@5033V, M@5038V, M@5105V, M@5145V, M@5158V, M@5189V, M@5280V, M@5289V, M@5338V, M@5360V, M@5373V, M@5398V, M@5407V, M@5412V, M@5431V, M@5439V, M@5467V, M@5476V, M@5497V, M@5498V, M@5515V, M@5526V, M@5590V, M@5617V, M@5627V, M@5661V, M@5662V, M@5663V, M@5665V, M@5681V, M@5688V, M@5689V, M@5751V, M@5752V, M@5782V, M@5811V, M@5835V, M@5869V, M@5900V, M@5913V, M@5915V, M@5960V, M@5970V, M@6004V, M@6007V, M@6010V, M@6056V, M@6900V, M@9304RV, M@9645RV, M@MVS5236V, M@MVS5852V, M@O1325, UNK-AMT1238A.   VERTEX PLUS/SOLUS/CARDIO: Model #: 88297; Serial #s: 9603015, 9605036, 9610076, 9610077, 9703171, 9706192, 9710103, 9711277, 9802304, 9803109, 9807121, 9808122, 9809056, 9809124, 9809415, 9809424, 9912461, _0002032, ~9608052, 0007001M, 0008009B, 0011002B, 0102019V, 0103020V, 01069VM, 01070VM, 0111001V, 01295VM, 01296K, 01864VM, 03026VM, 0939VM, 100098-01N, 1006, 1008, 10252, 1027, 1037, 10630, 1092, 1097, 11, 130234-01NVERTEX, 2035, 2038, 2047, 3059, 3060, 3064, 4007, 4078, 5934V, 6052, 6261, 7373VM, 7376VM, 7386VM, 7560VM, 7561VM, 8002, 802080322, 85247, 9054VM/V, 9056VM/V, 9073152, 9130VM, 9205345, 940384, 9408136, 9503084, 9504096, 9506016, 9506145, 9507163-CN, 9511123, 9512008, 9512009, 9512018, 9601015, 9601036, 9601240-CN, 9602161, 9602245, 9602246, 9602254, 9603336, 9604016, 9604021, 9605026, 9605037, 9606211, 9607015, 9607024, 9608046, 9608049, 9608050, 9608052, 9608064, 9609063, 9609081, 9610058, 9611003, 9611077, 9611082, 9612072, 9701127, 9702061-CN, 9702095, 9702150, 9703154, 9704044, 9704178, 9704183, 9705004, 9705186, 9706005, 9706182, 9706189, 9707002, 9707047, 9707050, 9707054, 9708062, 9708065, 9708068-CN, 9708069, 9708076, 9708078, 9708084, 9708227, 9709022, 9710121, 9710127, 9710244, 9711025, 9711034, 9711036, 9711074, 9711078, 9711261, 9711271, 9801047, 9801227, 9801232, 9801297, 9801299-CN, 9802050, 9802255, 9802260, 9802300, 9802306, 9802397, 9803003, 9803014, 9803067, 9803083, 9803269, 9803272, 9803288, 9803290, 9803293, 9803295, 9803312, 9803316, 9803322, 9804069, 9804330, 9804333, 9804342, 9805344, 9805350, 9806006, 9806014, 9806363, 9806377, 9806388, 98066002, 9807002, 9807391, 9807421, 9808036, 9808090, 9808108, 9808451, 9808452, 9808457, 9808480, 9808829, 9809062 (-CN), 9809065-CN, 9809067, 9809113, 9809122, 9809125, 9809498, 9809687, 9810075, 9810136, 9810428ADAC#7973VM, 9810442, 9810551, 9810557, 9811020, 9811093, 9811569, 9811737, 9812582, 9901597, 9901605, 9902150, 9902622, 9902630, 9903632, 9903637, 9903641, 9904089, 9905012, 9905659, 9905667, 9906670, 9907016, 9907017, 9907019, 9907029, 9909161, 9910031, 9911458, 9911698, 9911702, 9912181, 9912463, AD1261, AMT00848VM, B0006129, B0007273, B0008003, B0008012, B0008021, B0008030, B001200212, B0105138, B0106169, B01070191, B01070192, B0107179, B01080204, B01080207, B01090227, B01100231, B01100233, B01100238, B01110251, B02050071, B02050262, B02060167, B02060270, B02060279, B0206027S, B02070290, B02070300, B0207296, B02080318, B0208312, B02090327, B02090333, B02090334, B02100345, B03010355, B03010359, B03020048, B03080380, C0008070, C01080152, C01080154, C03050230, C03060193, M@10458, M@10573, M@10582, M@10589, M@10772, M@10837, M@10850, M@10927, M@10967, M@11020, M@11036, M@11109, M@11140, M@11178, M@11498, M@11525, M@11571, M@11590, M@11881, M@11949, M@11957, M@11972, M@12219, M@12412, M@12591, M@12711, M@12787, M@13010, M@13296.M@13466, M@13498, M@13543, M@13549, M@13665, M@13688, M@13691, M@13748, M@13813, M@22752, M@28051, M@4750019856, M@5828J, M@5906N, M@5919J, M@5936N, M@5956J, M@5961K, M@6002J, M@6012J, M@6075VM, M@6108VA, M@6123VA, M@6160VM, M@6183VA, M@6258J, M@6323VM, M@6324J, M@6330VA, M@6341VA, M@6345VA, M@6346VM, M@6348VM, M@6349VM, M@6365VM, M@6368J, M@6370VA, M@6375J, M@6376J, M@6460VM, M@6464VM, M@6470VA, M@6481VA, M@6496VM, M@6528VA, M@6541VA, M@6542VM, M@6566VM, M@6573VM, M@6596VM, M@6600VA, M@6638VM, M@6639J, M@6675VA, M@6716VM, M@6717VM, M@6762VM, M@6773VM, M@6776VM, M@6797K, M@6805VM, M@6823VM, M@6840K, M@6841VM, M@6867VM, M@6877VM, M@6886VM, M@6891VA, M@6924VM, M@6931VM, M@6932VM, M@6943VM, M@6946VM, M@6947J, M@6985J, M@7003VA, M@7004VA, M@7005VA, M@7017VM, M@7024VM, M@7034K, M@7042VM, M@7053VM, M@7073VM, M@7085K, M@7086J, M@7095VM, M@7100VM, M@7101VM, M@7102VM, M@7151VM, M@7153VM, M@7159VM, M@7166K, M@7171VM, M@7172K, M@7181J, M@7190VM, M@7198VA, M@7215K, M@7216VM, M@7217VM, M@7221VA, M@7222VA, M@7229VM, M@7233VM, M@7237VM, M@7245J, M@7246VM, M@7247VM, M@7250VM, M@7300J, M@7308VM, M@7376VM, M@7380VM, M@7384VM, M@7390VM, M@7393VM, M@7394VM, M@7410VM, M@7420VM, M@7464VA, M@7470VM, M@7490VM, M@7494K, M@7501VM, M@7504VM, M@7505VM1, M@7514VM, M@7515VM, M@7536VM, M@7537VM, M@7538VM, M@7556VM, M@7557VM, M@7569VM, M@7572VM, M@7591VM, M@7592VM, M@7603K, M@7605VM, M@7606VM, M@7623K, M@7626K, M@7627K, M@7628VA, M@7638VM, M@7643VM, M@7654VM, M@7664VM, M@7665K, M@7673VM, M@7674K, M@7679VM, M@7682K, M@7685VM, M@7691VM, M@7695VM, M@7697VM, M@7723VM, M@7729VM, M@7733VM, M@7739K, M@7760VM, M@7761VM, M@7770VM, M@7776VM, M@7789K, M@7801VM, M@7810VM, M@7811VM, M@7812VM, M@7819VA, M@7823K, M@7824VM, M@7830K, M@7855J, M@7857VM, M@7860VM, M@7861VM, M@7874VM, M@7877VM, M@7918K, M@7924K, M@7925K, M@7929VM, M@7930VM, M@7932VM, M@7946J, M@7957VM, M@7961VM, M@7962VM, M@7965VM, M@7968VM, M@7975K, M@7987VM, M@7995VM, M@7997VM, M@8004VM, M@8013VM, M@8018J, M@8021VM, M@8044VM, M@8060VM, M@8064VM, M@8076K, M@8089VM, M@8096VM, M@8105VM, M@8124VA, M@8124VA, M@8146VM, M@8155VM, M@8178VM, M@8203VM, M@8219VA, M@8220K, M@8240K, M@8241VM, M@8248VM, M@8252VM, M@8284K, M@8301K, M@8302VM, M@8306K, M@8337VM, M@8356K, M@8380VM, M@8399VM, M@8484VM, M@8528VM, M@8537VM, M@8551VM, M@8561K, M@8606K, M@8609VM, M@8651VM, M@8683VM, M@8686K, M@8693VM, M@8726VM, M@8738K, M@8759K, M@8771VM, M@8781VM, M@8797K, M@8799RV, M@8800VM, M@8803K, M@8812VM, M@8814VM, M@8882K, M@8888K, M@8897K, M@8903K, M@8906RK, M@8920VM, M@8922VM, M@8935K, M@8948RV, M@8955K, M@8990K, M@8996VM, M@9032K, M@9046K, M@9049VM, M@9081K, M@9091VM, M@9107RV, M@9166VM, M@9185K, M@9194VM, M@9221VM, M@9222VM, M@9247RV, M@9252VM, M@9267VM, M@9309RV, M@9316VM, M@9327K, M@9338VM, M@9340VM, M@9360VM, M@9369VM, M@9418VM, M@9426K, M@9438K, M@9471RV, M@9515VM, M@9532VM, M@9542VM, M@9543K, M@9583VM, M@9607VM, M@9653VM, M@9672VM, M@9724VM, M@9730K, M@9816K, M@9831VM, M@AMT1258, M@MCD6416VM, M@MCD7036VM, M@R372820, M@S5195VA, M@S5365-V, M@S5820VM, M@S5907V11, M@S6155VA, M@S7156VM, M@S7223K, M@S7559VA, M@S7571VM, M@S7856K, M@S7864K, M@S7904VM, M@S7941VA, M@S8687K, M0101023, R03010363, S0011003, S6235VM, STOR_QUO_47521360, UNK-6597VM, UNK-7590VM, UNK-8533VM1, UNK-8860VM, UNK-9868K, V0007070, V0010090, V0012099, V0104109, V0104110, V0105112, V0106121, V0106123, V0106124, V01070133, V01090146, V01100149, V01100151, V01100156, V02050166, V02070174, V02070179, V02080190, V02080194, V02080199, V02080200, V02090206, V03060224, V03070229, V03091241.  VERTEX V60 Model #: 882030; Serial #s: 9601243, 9602253, 9603008, 9603013, 9604028, 9604041, 9605033, 9606038, 9610256, 9704175, 9704177, 9801284, 9803324, 9807089, 9810434, 9904005, 970001-9610187, M0007018, V0009076, V0011096, V0106122, V0106125, V02050163, V02050165, V02070181, 9705007, 9711262, 00559VM, 00634V, 00657VA, 00970VA, 01190VM, 01697VM, 01894VM, 0371V, 10588, 1189-17, 12001, 1273-06, 1274-06, 9601004, 9607063, 9707206, 9710247, 9712001, 9712008, 9712009, 9803003, 9806019, 9808021, 9902027, 9909039, M0007001-CN, V0005062, V01090141, V01090142, V03080235, V03080236, V2070177, VETEJ, X0005002, X0010004, X0101006, X0101007, X03030012, Z00657VA, Z01798VM.

510(k) numbers

["K922080","K952684"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

KPS

Firm FEI

1525965

Firm city

Cleveland

Firm state

OH

Firm country

not on file

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