Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1481-2013)

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:

BrightView SPECT gamma camera for Emission Computed Tomography, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH 44143 BrightView SPECT is a gamma camera designed for single or dual detector nuclear imaging accommodating a broad range of emission computed tomography Emission Computed Tomography (ECT) studies.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 25, 2013
Date Posted: June 12, 2013
Recall Number: Z-1481-2013
Event ID: 65140
Reason for Recall:

Philips has received one report from the field that there was an unexpected motion of the detector due to a failure of the mechanical assembly.

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 505 units
Code Information:

Model # 882480, Serial #'s: 400054,400381, 4000089, 4000090, 4000091, 4000093, 4000094, 4000095, 4000098, 4000099, 4000100, 4000102, 4000103, 4000104, 4000105, 4000106, 4000107, 4000108, 4000109, 4000110, 4000111, 4000112, 4000113, 4000114, 4000115, 4000116, 4000117, 4000118, 4000119, 4000120,4000121, 4000122, 4000123, 4000124, 4000125, 4000126, 4000127, 4000128, 4000129, 4000130, 4000132, 4000133, 4000135, 4000136, 4000137, 4000138, 4000139, 4000140, 4000141, 4000142, 4000143, 4000144, 4000145, 4000146, 4000148, 4000149, 4000151, 4000152, 4000153, 4000154, 4000155, 4000156, 4000157, 4000158, 4000159, 4000160, 4000161, 4000162, 4000164, 4000165, 4000166, 4000167, 4000168, 4000169, 4000170, 4000171, 4000173, 4000174, 4000175, 4000176, 4000177, 4000178, 4000179, 4000180, 4000181, 4000182, 4000183, 4000184, 4000185, 4000186, 4000187, 4000188, 4000189, 4000190, 4000191, 4000192, 4000193, 4000194, 4000195, 4000196, 4000197, 4000198, 4000200, 4000202, 4000203, 4000204, 4000205, 4000206, 4000207, 4000208, 4000209, 4000212, 4000214, 4000215, 4000216, 4000218, 4000219, 4000220, 4000221, 4000222, 4000223, 4000224, 4000225, 4000226, 4000227, 4000228, 4000229, 4000230, 4000231, 4000232, 4000233, 4000234, 4000235, 4000236, 4000237, 4000238, 4000239, 4000240, 4000241, 4000242, 4000243, 4000244, 4000245, 4000246, 4000247, 4000248, 4000249, 4000250, 4000251, 4000252, 4000253, 4000254, 4000255, 4000256, 4000257, 4000258, 4000259, 4000260, 4000261, 4000262, 4000263, 4000264, 4000265, 4000266, 4000267, 4000268, 4000269, 4000270, 4000271, 4000272, 4000273, 4000274, 4000275, 4000276, 4000277, 4000278,4000279, 4000280, 4000282, 4000283, 4000284, 4000285, 4000287, 4000289, 4000290, 4000291, 4000292, 4000293, 4000295, 4000296, 4000297, 4000298, 4000300, 4000301, 4000302, 4000303, 4000304, 4000305, 4000306, 4000307, 4000308, 4000309, 4000310, 4000311, 4000312, 4000313, 4000314, 4000315, 4000316, 4000317, 4000318, 4000319, 4000320, 4000321, 4000322, 4000323, 4000324, 4000325, 4000326, 4000327, 4000328, 4000329, 4000330, 4000331, 4000332, 4000333, 4000334, 4000335, 4000336, 4000337, 4000338, 4000339, 4000340, 4000341, 4000342, 4000343, 4000344, 4000345, 4000346, 4000347, 4000348, 4000349, 4000351, 4000352, 4000353, 4000354, 4000355, 4000356, 4000357, 4000358, 4000359, 4000360, 4000361, 4000362, 4000363, 4000364, 4000365, 4000366, 4000367, 4000368, 4000369, 4000370, 4000371, 4000372, 4000374, 4000375, 4000376, 4000377, 4000378, 4000379, 4000380, 4000381, 4000382, 4000383, 4000384, 4000385, 4000386, 4000387, 4000388, 4000389, 4000390, 4000391, 4000392, 4000394, 4000396, 4000397, 4000398, 4000399, 4000400, 4000401, 4000402, 4000403, 4000404, 4000405, 4000406, 4000407, 4000408, 4000410, 4000411, 4000412, 4000414, 4000415, 4000416, 4000417, 4000418, 4000419, 4000420, 4000421, 4000422, 4000423, 4000424, 4000425, 4000426, 4000428, 4000429, 4000430, 4000431, 4000432, 4000433, 4000434, 4000435, 4000436, 4000437, 4000438, 4000439, 4000440, 4000441, 4000442, 4000443, 4000444, 4000445, 4000446, 4000447, 4000448, 4000449, 4000450, 4000451, 4000452, 4000453, 4000454, 4000455, 4000456, 4000459, 4000460, 4000461, 4000462, 4000463, 4000464, 4000466, 4000467, 4000468, 4000469, 4000470, 4000473, 4000474, 4000475, 4000476, 4000478, 4000479, 4000480, 4000481, 4000482, 4000483, 4000485, 4000485, 4000486, 4000487, 4000488, 4000489, 4000490, 4000491, 4000492, 4000493, 4000494, 4000495, 4000496, 4000497, 4000498, 4000499, 4000500, 4000501, 4000502, 4000503, 4000504, 4000505, 4000506, 4000507, 4000508, 4000509, 4000510, 4000511, 4000513, 4000516, 4000517, 4000518, 4000519, 4000520, 4000521, 4000522, 4000523, 4000524, 4000525, 4000526, 4000527, 4000527, 4000528, 4000529, 4000530, 4000531, 4000532, 4000533, 4000534, 4000535, 4000536, 4000537, 4000538, 4000539, 4000540, 4000541,4000542, 4000543, 4000544, 4000546, 4000547, 4000549, 4000550, 4000551, 4000552, 4000553, 4000554, 4000555, 4000556, 4000557, 4000558, 4000559, 4000560, 4000561, 4000562, 4000563, 4000564, 4000565, 4000566, 4000567, 4000568, 4000569, 4000571, 4000572, 4000573, 4000574, 4000575, 4000576, 4000577, 4000578, 4000580, 4000581, 4000582, 4000583, 4000584, 4000585, 4000586, 4000587, 4000588, 4000590, 4000591, 4000592, 4000593, 4000594, 4000595, 4000596, 4000597, 4000598, 4000600, 4000601, 4000602, 4000603, 4000604, 4000605, 4000606, 4000607, 4000609, 4000610, 4000611, 4000614, 4000614, 4000616, 4000620, 4000621, 4000623, 4000636, 4340004, 40000092, 0000101, 41443714, 49544434, 4000703001, 40007050005, 40007060007, 40007060008, 4000098A, 4000103-4000151-1,4000223-1, 4000246A, 4000301-1, 4000472A & 4000484A.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV & WY. Internationally to Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela & Viet Nam.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated