FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips: Essenta DR - digital multifunctional x-ray system (application SW release 1.0.2 and lower). The device is intended for routine exams, including specialist areas like trauma or pediatric work, excluding mammography.
- Recall number
- Z-1895-2008
- Recalling firm
- Philips Medical Systems North America Co. Phillips
- Product
- Essenta DR - digital multifunctional x-ray system (application SW release 1.0.2 and lower). The device is intended for routine exams, including specialist areas like trauma or pediatric work, excluding mammography.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-04-08
- Posted
- 2008-09-16
- Terminated
- 2011-06-07
- Reason
- Bright artifacts may appear on a patient image from a previous exposure, which might lead to a misdiagnosis.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- On 4/08/08, the firm notified customers by letter, sent by certified mail. The letter explained the recall and advised customers of the following: "If direct radiation reaches the detector, the collimation should be not too tight, such that the area of direct radiation is larger than 30 mm x 30 mm. (1.2 inch by 1.2 inch). The reason is that a minimum area is needed to detect and prevent memory artifact... All possibly affected products in the field will be upgraded with FCO 71200026 to resolve the issue." Contact Sarah Baxter at 425-487-7665 or Philips Call Center at 800-722-9377, #5, #2 if you have questions.
- Quantity
- 10 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution -- including states of SC, MN, CA, GA, TX, NY, OR and UT.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Number: 368645, 372631, 375371/SN0800002, 375730/SN07000032, 375372/SN07000028, 383083/SN07000023, 378493/SN07000025, 379442/SN0800001, 379183/SN07000030 and 379050/SN0800005; Equip No: 553491, 554498, 554944, 554358, 553270, 557203, 556089, 556080, 555457 and 556275.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K070528"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KPR
- Firm FEI
- 1000524572
- Firm city
- Bothell
- Firm state
- WA
- 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
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- 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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