Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount CCT Arm DVI Option - Monitor Bracket Assembly for use with CT and MX16 Models: 728131
- Company
- Philips North America Llc
- Recall Initiated
- May 1, 2021
- Recall Number
- Z-1980-2021
- Quantity
- 1,301 Monitor Bracket Assemblies total
- Firm Location
- Cambridge, MA
Reason for Recall
Significant wear of the Monitor Bracket Assembly shaft goes unrecognized could potentially lead to the Monitor Bracket Assembly detaching from the Suspension Arm and result in potential hazard for the monitor to fall while remaining attached to the cables resulting in patient, operator, bystander, or service person to serious injury.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, AE, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BR, CH, CL, CN, CO, CU, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GE, GI, GL, GR, HK, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KR, LA, LB, LK, LT, LY, MM, MN, MU, MV, MY, NI, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PF, PH, PK, PL, PS, PT, QA, RE, RU, RW, SA, SE, SG , SI, SK, TH, TN, TR, UZ, VN, XK, YE, ZA, ZW.
Lot / Code Info
Model/ Serial Number/UDI: N/A
Root Cause
Device Design
Action Taken
Philips issued URGENT- Field Safety Notice Medical Device Correction letter on 5/1/21 FSN 72800751 and FSN 88200530 . Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: " Be aware of this hazard when the safety clip is missing from the joint assembly between the Monitor Bracket Assembly and the Ceiling Suspension Arm. " Inspect the joint area of their CCT DVI Ceiling Mount Arm (the circled area in picture at theright) and observe that the safety clip is installed (as depicted in pictures below). " When this hazard occurs, the monitor may become difficult to rotate relative to the Suspension Arm. When these symptoms are recognized, in order to avoid the occurrence of a hazardous situation, take the following actions: stop using the suspension monitor clinically move the monitor arm away from any person call Philips Service for repairs. Please acknowledge the receipt of this notice by completing, signing, and returning the form attached at the end of this communication to the indicated email address. Philips will inspect systems via Field Change Order FCO 88200530. Systems failing the inspection will be corrected via Field Change Order FCO 882531 For North America, contact the Customer Care Solutions Center (1-800-722-9377, follow the prompts).