Philips Recalls CT Scanner UPS Accessories Due to Battery Acid Leakage Risk
Philips Medical Systems is recalling 126 UPS accessory devices for CT scanners due to risks of battery acid leakage, overheating, and fume emission.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 risk of harm (battery acid leakage, overheating, fumes) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.
Plain-English summary
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc is recalling 126 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) accessory devices used with Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology Computed Tomography X-ray systems and Diagnostic Imaging systems. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified that the failure of these UPS devices may result in battery acid leakage, overheating, and/or emission of fumes.
The affected units are distributed worldwide, including the United States (nationwide, DC, and Puerto Rico) and numerous international locations. The specific model number is 728244, and the affected serial numbers range from 7486 to 7992.
Consumers and healthcare facilities should check their inventory for these specific serial numbers. If a unit is identified, it should be removed from service and the recalling firm contacted for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology (Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) accessory devices) Computed Tomography X-ray systems and Diagnostic Imaging systems.
- Manufacturer
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
- Affected units
- 126
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)
- Model #: 728244
- Serial #s: 7486
- 7510
- 7514
- 7525
- 7529
- 7533
- 7538
- 7543
- 7544
- 7546
- 7557
- 7570
- 7571
- 7572
- 7575
- 7576
- 7583
- 7586
- 7587
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 35 recalled by Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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