Philips Ultrasound Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2021 - (Recall #: Z-2306-2021)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2021.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

EPIQ Ultrasound Systems, Model: EPIQ Elite, EPIQ 5G, EPIQ 5C, EPIQ 5W, EPIQ 7G, EPIQ 7C, EPIQ 7W, EPIQ CVx, EPIQ CVxi

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 22, 2021

Date Posted: August 25, 2021

Recall Number: Z-2306-2021

Event ID: 88313

Reason for Recall:

Ultrasound system control panel arm swivel lock could fail, which could cause the control panel and monitor to swivel freely while a user is positioning the monitor, or transporting/moving the system, which could lead to patient or user musculoskeletal injury.

Status: Completed

Product Quantity: 8935

Code Information:

Manufactured Between 2020-02-27 to 2021-05-25

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of FL, UT, CA, CO, WA, MS, NC, NV, GA, LA, VA, SC, NE, TN, HI, OR, ID, MI, OH, IN, IL, OK, TX, PA, NJ, CT, NY, DE, SD, WI, VT, MN, KS, MO, KY, MA, NH, IA, MT, NM, ME, AZ, AR, AL, WY, ND, AK, MD, RI, WV, DC, VI and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Peru, Serbia, Bolivia, Moldova, Albania, Ukraine, Uruguay, Belarus, Hungary, Greece, Honduras, Montenegro, Senegal, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Taiwan, Georgia, United Kingdom, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Yemen, Jordan, Korea, Republic of, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Mauritius, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Czech Republic, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Monaco, Martinique, New Caledonia, Italy, China, India, Denmark, Singapore, Belgium, Spain, Mexico, Viet Nam, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Bangladesh, Ireland, Luxembourg, Andorra, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, Brunei Darussalam, French Guiana, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Turkey, Kuwait, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated