FDA (Devices) recall action 90490
The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 5 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 5 pages.
Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect orientation of image on the first examination due to an issue in the firmware of the Wallstand VS2 board. The system will rotate the amplimat field selection by 90 degrees. The wrong amplimat field selection may cause an incorrect dose of radiation to occur. Additionally, the anatomic position markers may become mispositioned and could potentially be associated with the opposite side of the anatomy. (Updated 1/30/23) Expansion of the root cause t…
Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect orientation of image on the first examination due to an issue in the firmware of the Wallstand VS2 board. The system will rotate the amplimat field selection by 90 degrees. The wrong amplimat field selection may cause an incorrect dose of radiation to occur. Additionally, the anatomic position markers may become mispositioned and could potentially be associated with the opposite side of the anatomy. (Updated 1/30/23) Expansion of the root cause to…
Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect orientation of image on the first examination due to an issue in the firmware of the Wallstand VS2 board. The system will rotate the amplimat field selection by 90 degrees. The wrong amplimat field selection may cause an incorrect dose of radiation to occur. Additionally, the anatomic position markers may become mispositioned and could potentially be associated with the opposite side of the anatomy. (Updated 1/30/23) Expansion of the root cause …
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
Philips DigitalDiagnost C90 radiography systems have a firmware defect that may cause incorrect radiation doses and anatomic marker misalignment. The issue affects 140 systems nationwide with specific serial numbers.
Philips DigitalDiagnost 4 radiography systems may deliver incorrect radiation doses due to a Wallstand VS2 firmware issue causing incorrect image orientation and misaligned anatomical markers.
Philips is recalling 140 ProxiDiagnost N90 radiography systems due to a firmware issue in the Wallstand VS2 component. After system restart or first exposure with Wallstand VS2, the system may deliver incorrect radiation doses and misposition anatomic markers.
Certain Philips DigitalDiagnost C90 X-ray systems contain a firmware defect that can cause incorrect radiation doses and misaligned anatomic position markers when using the Wallstand VS2 board.
Philips DigitalDiagnost 4 Flex/Value radiography systems have a firmware issue in the Wallstand VS2 board that may cause incorrect image orientation and radiation dosing. The defect affects 140 systems distributed nationwide.