Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0883-2013)

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:

Philips Medical Systems, GEMINI TF Big Bore, Model #882476, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning system, a diagnostic imaging systems for fixed or mobile installations that combines Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) systems.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 24, 2012

Date Posted: March 6, 2013

Recall Number: Z-0883-2013

Event ID: 63822

Reason for Recall:

Software anomaly. Philips determined that the TumorLOC software program for the referenced PET/CT X-Ray scanning systems has the capability to generate Intensity Projection data sets from respiratory gated data. A circumstance was identified by the firm whereby these generated datasets are 'flipped' and incorrectly labeled left-to-right when the are saved to disk. If the flipped Intensity Project

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 37

Code Information:

The affected GEMINI Big Bore system is identified with the following Serial Numbers: 9004, 9005, 9006, 9008 ,9009, 9010, 9011, 9012, 9013, 9014, 9014, 9016, 9017, 9018, 9019, 9020, 9021, 9022, 9023, 9201, 9202, 9203, 9204, 9205, 9205, 9206, 9207, 9208, 9209, 9210, 9213, 9214, 9215, 9216, 9217, 9218, 9219, 9220, and 9221.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, OA MA, MD MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, D, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV; Internationally to Canada and other countries..

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated