Hazard

Mistreatment recalls

9 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total: 9
Critical: 0
Severe: 3
Most recent: 2025-01-01

Of the 9 mistreatment recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 3 (33%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all mistreatment recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.

1–9 of 9

HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0734-2025·2025-01-01
Blood Analysis System Recalled Due to Patient Name Assignment Software Error
Siemens is recalling the epoc NXS Host blood analysis system due to a software defect that can incorrectly assign patient names to test results, potentially causing misdiagnosis and mistreatment.
Product
epoc NXS Host; Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11413475 (US); Software Version Number: 4.14.9. Intended for use by trained medical professionals as an in vitro diagnostic device for the quantitative testing of samples of heparinized or un-anticoagulated arterial, venous or capill
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0311-2019·2018-11-07
Philips Brilliance iCT SP CT Scanners Recalled for Misleading Calcium Score Reports
Philips is recalling 626 Brilliance iCT SP CT scanners because specific software versions generate confusing calcium score reports that may lead to patient mistreatment.
Product
Brilliance iCT SP (Model No. 728311, Software Version 4.7.0 or 4.7.2 Product Usage: Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional Images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. These devices
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0307-2019·2018-11-07
Philips CT Scanner Software Recall for Misleading Calcium Score Reports
Philips is recalling 145 CT scanners with software version 4.2.0 because the Calcium Score report may display confusing plaque analyses, potentially leading to patient mistreatment.
Product
Brilliance Big Bore Radiology CT (Model No. 728244) software version 4.2.0 Product Usage: Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional Images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. These
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0309-2019·2018-11-07
Philips CT Scanner Software Recall for Misleading Calcium Score Reports
Philips is recalling Ingenuity Core CT scanners with software version 4.1.6 because the Calcium Score report may display confusing plaque analyses, potentially leading to patient mistreatment.
Product
Ingenuity Core (Model No. 728321), Software version 4.1.6 Product Usage: Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional Images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. These devices may incl
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0306-2019·2018-11-07
Philips IQon Spectral CT Software Recall for Misleading Calcium Score Reports
Philips is recalling IQon Spectral CT scanners with specific software versions because the Calcium Score report provides confusing and potentially misleading plaque analysis data.
Product
IQon Spectral CT (Model No. 728332), Software Version 4.7.0 or 4.7.2 Product Usage: Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional Images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. These devic
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2470-2018·2018-07-25
Ion Beam Applications Recalls Proteus 235 Nozzles Due to Crushing Risk
Ion Beam Applications is recalling 14 Proteus 235 nozzles because they may allow gantry rotation or proton irradiation when accessories are not correctly positioned, posing a risk of crushing or mistreatment.
Product
Proteus 235, Universal Nozzle with snout 300x400; PBS dedicated nozzle with snout XL Product Usage: Device is designed to produce and deliver proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation. The PTS ma
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0400-2016·2015-12-16
Philips Brilliance CT Scanner Software Recall for Incorrect Tumor Localization
Philips is recalling Brilliance CT scanners with software version 2.0 because a printing error may display incorrect tumor locations, potentially leading to patient mistreatment.
Product
Brilliance CT (computed tomography) scanners, Big Bore configuration, Model number 728243. software version 2.0 The products are intended to provide cross sectional images of the human body and visualization of the internal organs of the body.
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
2 states
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1013-2015·2015-02-04
Siemens Syngo RT Therapist Software Recall Due to Mistreatment Risk
Siemens is recalling Syngo RT Therapist software because a combination with CTVision may cause wrong offset calculations, leading to patient mistreatment.
Product
Syngo RT Therapist: The intended use of the SIEMENS branded ARTISTE, ONCOR and PRIMUS family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-Ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
3 states
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1645-2014·2014-05-28
Siemens 550 TxT Treatment Table Recalled for Calibration Loss
Siemens Medical Solutions is recalling 120 550 TxT Treatment Tables because they may lose calibration during treatment, posing a risk of patient mistreatment.
Product
550 TxT Treatment Table of the Digital Linear Accelerator (LINAC) To deliver X-ray radiation for therapeutic treatment of cancer.
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide