Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0786-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

Mx8000 IDT Whole Body Computed Tomography X-ray system Distributed by Philips Medical Systems, Highland Heights, OH 44143 The Brilliance Scanner are computed Tomography X-ray systems with multi-slice capability of up to 16 slices,which are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 18, 2012
Date Posted: March 6, 2013
Recall Number: Z-0786-2013
Event ID: 63392
Reason for Recall:

The low contrast pins in the Image Quality (IQ) phantom deteriorates over time. This prevents the customers from doing the Daily Image Quality Checks as defined in the current Instructions for Use (IfU).

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 1,474 Units
Code Information:

1. Brilliance CT 16 slice (water): System Code #, 728245, Serial #s:2506, 2518, 2555, 2558, 2559, 2561, 2561, 2562, 2564, 2567, 2573, 2576, 2578, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2589, 2590, 2592, 2594, 2596, 2597, 3014, 3051, 3090, 3091, 3105, 3151, 3217, 3235, 3272, 3287, 3303, 3312, 3335, 3338, 3339, 3340, 3341, 3342, 3343, 3344, 3345, 3346, 3347, 3348, 3349, 3350, 3351, 3352, 3353, 3354, 3355, 3356, 3357, 3358, 3359, 3359, 3360, 3361, 3362, 3363, 3364, 3365, 3366, 3367, 3368, 3369, 3370, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3374, 3375, 3376, 3377, 3378, 3379, 3380, 3381, 3382, 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3387, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3394, 3395, 3396, 3397, 3398, 3399, 3400, 3401, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, 3407, 3408, 3409, 3410, 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3417, 3418, 3419, 3420, 3421, 3422, 3423, 3424, 3425, 3426, 3427, 3428, 3429, 3430, 3431, 3432, 3433, 3434, 3435, 3435, 3436, 3437, 3438, 3439, 3440, 3441, 3442, 3443, 3444, 3445, 3446, 3447, 3448, 3449, 3450, 3451, 3452, 3453, 3454, 3455, 3456, 3457, 3458, 3459, 3460, 3461, 3462, 3463, 3464, 3465, 3466, 3467, 3468, 3469, 3470, 3471, 3472, 3473, 3474, 3475, 3476, 3477, 3478, 3479, 3480, 3481, 3482, 3483, 3484, 3485, 3486, 3487, 3488, 3489, 3490, 3491, 3492, 3493, 3494, 3495, 3496, 3497, 3498, 3499, 3500, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 3506, 3507, 3508, 3509, 3510, 3511, 3512, 3513, 3514, 3515, 3516, 3517, 5010, 5077, 5119, 6095, 9701, 9708, 9715, 9716, 9718, 9719, 9724, 9728, 9729, 9732, 9741, 9743, 9745, 9746, 9749, 9750, 9754, 9760, 9764, 9771, 9776, 9778, 9780, 9785, 9787, 9788, 9789, 9790, 9794, 9797, 9800, 9801, 9806, 9808, 9810, 9999 & 111111. 2. Brilliance CT 10 slice (water): System Code #, 728250, Serial #s: 2554, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2558, 2559, 2560, 2561, 2562, 2563, 2564, 2565, 2566, 2567, 2568, 2569, 2570, 2571, 2572, 2573, 2574, 2575, 2576, 2577, 2578, 2579, 2580, 2581, 2582, 2583, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2588, 2589, 2590, 2591, 2592, 2593, 2594, 2595, 2596, 2597, 2598, 9704, 9708, 9738 & 9741. 3. Brilliance CT 6 slice (water): System Code #, 728255, Serial #s: 2565, 9701, 9702, 9703, 9704, 9705, 9706, 9707, 9708, 9709, 9710, 9711, 9712, 9713, 9714, 9715, 9716, 9717, 9718, 9719, 9720, 9721, 9722, 9723, 9724, 9725, 9726, 9727, 9728, 9729, 9730, 9731, 9732, 9733, 9734, 9735, 9736, 9737, 9738, 9739, 9740, 9741, 9742, 9743, 9744, 9745, 9746, 9747, 9748, 9749, 9750, 9751, 9752, 9753, 9754, 9755, 9756, 9757, 9758, 9759, 9760, 9761, 9762, 9763, 9764, 9765, 9766, 9767, 9768, 9769, 9770, 9771, 9772, 9773, 9774, 9775, 9776, 9777, 9778, 9779, 9780, 9781, 9782, 9783, 9784, 9785, 9786, 9787, 9788, 9789, 9790, 9791, 9792, 9793, 9794, 9795, 9796, 9797, 9798, 9799, 9800, 9801, 9802, 9803, 9804, 9805, 9806, 9807, 9808, 9810 & 111111. 4. Mx8000 IDT 16 slice System Code #, 728120, Serial #, Serial #s: 1225, 2059, 2345, 2501, 2502, 2506, 2510, 2511, 2513, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2520, 2525, 2528, 2531, 2533, 2535, 2537, 2539, 2546, 2550, 3002, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3017, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3078, 3079, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3087, 3088, 3089, 3090, 3091, 3092, 3093, 3094, 3095, 3096, 3097, 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3109, 3110, 3111, 3112, 3113, 3114, 3115, 3116, 3117, 3118, 3119, 3120, 3121, 3122, 3123, 3124, 3125, 3126, 3127, 3128, 3129, 3130, 3131, 3132, 3133, 3134, 3135, 3136, 3137, 3138, 3139, 3140, 3141, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147, 3148, 3149, 3150, 3151, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3157, 3158, 3159, 3160, 3161, 3162, 3163, 3164, 3165, 3167, 3168, 3169, 3170, 3171, 3172, 3173, 3174, 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3179, 3180, 3181, 3182, 3183, 3184, 3185, 3186, 3187, 3188, 3189, 3190, 3191, 3192, 3193, 3194, 3195, 3196, 3197, 3198, 3199, 3200, 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3211, 3212, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3222, 3223, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228, 3229, 3230, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3234, 3235, 3236, 3237, 3238, 3239, 3240, 3241, 3242, 3243, 3244, 3245, 3246, 3247, 3248, 3249, 3250, 3251, 3252, 3253, 3254, 3255, 3256, 3257, 3258, 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3265, 3266, 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270, 3271, 3272, 3273, 3274, 3275, 3276, 3277, 3278, 3279, 3280, 3281, 3282, 3283, 3284, 3285, 3286, 3287, 3288, 3289, 3290, 3291, 3292, 3293, 3294, 3295, 3296, 3297, 3298, 3299, 3300, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3309, 3310, 3311, 3312, 3313, 3314, 3315, 3316, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3320, 3321, 3322, 3323, 3324, 3325, 3326, 3327, 3328, 3329, 3330, 3333, 3336, 3367, 3420, 3480, 4111, 4112, 4114, 4115, 4116, 4117, 4444, 4445, 4446, 4447, 4567, 4799, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5555, 5678, 8888, 9760, 9789, 9900, 9991, 9995, 9997, 9999, 11111, 80159 & 111111. 5. Mx8000 IDT 10 slice: System Code #, 728125, Serial #s: 1225, 1234, 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506, 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526, 2527, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2533, 2534, 2535, 2536, 2537, 2538, 2539, 2540, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2551, 2552, 3018, 9999 & 111111. 6. Mx8000 Quad: System Code #, 728200, Serial #s: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2035, 2037, 2038, 2041, 2042, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2050, 2051, 2055, 2056, 2058, 2059, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2068, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2080, 2081, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2089, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2096, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2109, 2116, 2123, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2131, 2132, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2155, 2156, 2158, 2159, 2161, 8118, 9124, 204935 & 2020-1. 7. Mx8000 Dual: System Code #, 728201, Serial #s: 4288, 9000, 9005, 9006, 9008, 9010, 9011, 9012, 9015, 9018, 9020, 9021, 9025, 9027, 9035, 9036, 9037, 9038, 9039, 9042, 9049, 9050, 9055, 9056, 9058, 9059, 9061, 9062, 9063, 9068, 9072, 9076, 9077, 9080, 9084, 9085, 9089, 9090, 9091, 9093, 9094, 9096, 9098, 9103, 9105, 9106, 9108, 9109, 9110, 9120, 9121, 9125, 9131, 9133, 9135, 9136, 9137, 9138, 9139, 9143, 9144, 9146, 9148, 9151, 9155, 9160, 9163, 9169, 9173, 9174, 9175, 9179, 9182, 9184, 9187, 9188, 9194, 9195, 9196, 9197, 9198, 9199, 9200, 9201, 9202, 9205, 9208, 9210, 9211, 9212, 9219, 9220, 9222, 9228, 9231, 9232, 9239, 9240, 9241, 9242, 9249, 9250, 9254, 9257, 9258, 9259, 9260, 9261, 9262, 9266, 9267, 9269, 9270, 9271, 9272, 9273, 9274, 9278, 9279, 9280, 9281, 9284, 9285, 9288, 9290, 9292, 9294, 9295, 9296, 9297, 9299, 9300, 9301, 9307, 9308, 9317, 9320, 9324, 9327, 9328, 9331, 9332, 9334, 9336, 9339, 9351, 9352, 9354, 9357, 9361, 9362, 9363, 9364, 9365, 9367, 9368, 9369, 9370, 9372, 9376, 9377, 9378, 9380, 9384, 9387, 9396, 9397, 9405, 9407, 9411, 9412, 9417, 9423, 9426, 9427, 9428, 9429, 9431, 9433, 9445, 9446, 9447, 9465, 9466, 9467, 9469, 9471, 9472, 9473, 9474, 9476, 9477, 9482, 9483, 9484, 9487, 9488, 9489, 9490, 9493, 9496, 9497, 9500, 9509, 9510, 9515, 9521, 9522, 9529, 9530, 9532, 9537, 9538, 9539, 9540, 9541, 9542, 9543, 9544, 9549, 9551, 9552, 9553, 9555, 9561, 9563, 9574, 9576, 9577, 9584, 9585, 9588, 9592, 9593, 9598, 9599, 9600, 9601, 9603, 9606, 225637, 226925, 235225, 238067, 999030, 9122A, 9347A, 9361-1 & 9586-1. 8. Mx8000 Dual exp: System Code #, 728130, Serial #, Serial #s: 2110, 3291, 6005, 8008, 8010, 8014, 8016, 8018, 8021, 8023, 8025, 8034, 8035, 8039, 8040, 8041, 8043, 8046, 8048, 8053, 8054, 8055, 8056, 8057, 8058, 8061, 8064, 8065, 8066, 8067, 8068, 8070, 8073, 8074, 8075, 8076, 8077, 8078, 8079, 8080, 8081, 8082, 8083, 8084, 8085, 8086, 8091, 8092, 8095, 8096, 8097, 8098, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8106, 8107, 8108, 8111, 8112, 8113, 8114, 8115, 8116, 8117, 8118, 8119, 8120, 8122, 8123, 8124, 8125, 8126, 8127, 8128, 8129, 8130, 8131, 8132, 8134, 8135, 8136, 8137, 8138, 8139, 8140, 8142, 8143, 8144, 8145, 8146, 8147, 8149, 8150, 8151, 8152, 8153, 8154, 8155, 8156, 8157, 8158, 8159, 8160, 8162, 8163, 8164, 8165, 8166, 8167, 8168, 8169, 8171, 8172, 8173, 8174, 8175, 8176, 8177, 8178, 8180, 8181, 8183, 8184, 8185, 8186, 8187, 8188, 8190, 8191, 8192, 8193, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8198, 8199, 8200, 8201, 8202, 8203, 8204, 8205, 8206, 8207, 8208, 8210, 8211, 8212, 8213, 8215, 8216, 8217, 8218, 8219, 8220, 8221, 8222, 8223, 8224, 8225, 8226, 8227, 8228, 8229, 8230, 8232, 8233, 8234, 8235, 8236, 8237, 8238, 8239, 8240, 8242, 8243, 8244, 8245, 8246, 8247, 8248, 8249, 8250, 8253, 8254, 8255, 8256, 8257, 8258, 8259, 8260, 8261, 8262, 8263, 8264, 8265, 8266, 8267, 8268, 8269, 8270, 8271, 8272, 8273, 8274, 8275, 8276, 8277, 8278, 8279, 8280, 8281, 8282, 8283, 8284, 8285, 8286, 8287, 8288, 8289, 8290, 8291, 8292, 8293, 8294, 8295, 8296, 8297, 8298, 8299, 8300, 8301, 8302, 8303, 8304, 8305, 8306, 8307, 8308, 8309, 8310, 8311, 8312, 8313, 8314, 8315, 8316, 8317, 8318, 8319, 8320, 8321, 8322, 8323, 8324, 8325, 8326, 8327, 8328, 8329, 8330, 8331, 8332, 8333, 8334, 8335, 8336, 8337, 8338, 8339, 8340, 8341, 8342, 8343, 8344, 8345, 8346, 8347, 8349, 8350, 8351, 8352, 8353, 8354, 8355, 8356, 8357, 8358, 8359, 8360, 8361, 8362, 8363, 8364, 8365, 8366, 8367, 8368, 8369, 8370, 8371, 8372, 8373, 8374, 8375, 8376, 8377, 8378, 8379, 8380, 8381, 8382, 8383, 8384, 8385, 8386, 8387, 8388, 8389, 8390, 8391, 8392, 8393, 8394, 8395, 8396, 8398, 8400, 8401, 8402, 8403, 8404, 8405, 8406, 8407, 8409, 8410, 8411, 8412, 8413, 8442, 9528, 80002, 80003, 80004, 80005, 80007, 80009, 80010, 80011, 80012, 80013, 80014, 80015, 80016, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80021 & 80022.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA ( nationwide) including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV and WY, and the countries of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam & Yemen.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated