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Health product recall

MobileDiagnost WDR

Starting date:
December 17, 2012
Posting date:
January 7, 2013
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-16637

Recalled Products

  1. MobileDiagnost WDR

Reason

  1. When the operator moves an image to another view, the electronic marker might be placed at the wrong anatomical position in the resulting image.
  2. If by an electrical connection failure between motor speed sensor and digital motion control board or a related software defect, the movement speed regulation does not work as intended, the device may move with increasing speed and/or into a wrong direction after releasing the dead man switch (handle bar) during 1.5 seconds maximum until the brake is activated.

Affected products

A. MobileDiagnost WDR

Lot or serial number

N/A

Model or catalog number

9890 010 8952X

Companies
Manufacturer
Philips Medical Systems DMC GMBH