Philips dS Breast 16ch 1.5T MRI Recalled for Patient Safety Risk
Philips North America is recalling approximately 5,231 dS Breast 16ch 1.5T MRI systems nationwide due to a potential safety issue that could harm patients during scan preparation or procedures.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a Class II recall of a medical device with potential to cause patient harm during use, but no injuries, illnesses, or deaths have been reported. Per the severity rubric, a risk-of-harm medical device where injury has not yet been reported qualifies as High.
Plain-English summary
Philips North America is recalling the dS Breast 16ch 1.5T, a magnetic resonance imaging system designed for breast imaging. Approximately 5,231 units have been distributed throughout the United States.
The FDA has classified this recall as Class II due to a potential safety issue that could cause patient harm during scan preparation or while a patient undergoes a scan. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
Patients and healthcare facilities with affected devices should contact Philips North America or their healthcare provider to determine whether their device is affected and to receive guidance on next steps. Facilities should take appropriate precautions regarding use of potentially affected units until the issue has been resolved.
The recalled product
- Product
- dS Breast 16ch 1.5T
- Manufacturer
- Philips North America Llc
- Category
- Medical Device — Breast MRI
- Hazard
- patient-safety-risk
- imaging-device-hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- REF: 453530280721
- 453530280723
- 459801290511
- 459801290514
- 459801729882
- UDI: 00884838066854
- 00884838086425
- 00884838118393
- Serial No. 482
- 508
- 119
- 40
- 318
- 394
- 443
- 41
- 286
- 120
- 264
- 412
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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