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Health product recall

Q-Station (2015-05-21)

Starting date:
May 21, 2015
Posting date:
June 10, 2015
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-53731

Recalled Products

A. Q-Station

Reason

Philips Healthcare has discovered a problem in the Philips Ultrasound Q-station software version 3.0 or higher that could result in measurements from a study to be appended to subsequent studies for other patients. If a healthcare provider makes a clinical decision on the sole basis of these measurements, without considering other available clinical data, misdiagnosis and/or delayed or incorrect therapy may result.

Affected products

A. Q-Station

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

Q-STATION

Companies
Manufacturer
Philips Ultrasound Inc.
22100 Bothell-Everett Highway
Bothell
98021-8431
Washington
UNITED STATES