Philips MX 16-Slice CT Scanner Recall Due to Loose Table Screws
Philips Medical Systems is recalling 412 MX 16-Slice CT Scanner Systems because loose screws may cause the patient table top to detach.
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: The recall involves a structural defect in a medical device that could lead to patient injury (falling table), but the source text does not report any actual injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc is recalling 412 units of the Philips MX 16-Slice CT Scanner System, a whole-body computed tomography X-ray system. The recall is due to a defect where the four screws that secure the patient table top to the carrier became loose, which caused the table top to detach.
The affected units were distributed worldwide, including in the United States in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Virginia. The recall covers specific serial numbers listed in the official FDA record Z-0899-2013.
Healthcare facilities should contact Philips Medical Systems for instructions on how to address the defect. The source text does not specify if any injuries or illnesses have been reported as a result of this defect.
The recalled product
- Product
- Philips MX 16-Slice CT Scanner System, a whole-body computed tomography X-ray system.
- Manufacturer
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
- Affected units
- 412
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)
- System Code #
- 728131
- Serial #: EP16E090001
- EP16E090002
- EP16E090003
- EP16E090004
- EP16E090006
- EP16E090007
- EP16E090008
- EP16E090009
- EP16E090010
- EP16E090011
- EP16E090012
- EP16E090013
- EP16E090015
- EP16E100001
- EP16E100004
- EP16E100006
- EP16E100008
- EP16E100010
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