FDA recall Z-2306-2021

Philips Ultrasound Inc · Class II · device

Product

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

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.

Distribution

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,

Key facts

Status
Completed
Initiation date
2021-07-22
Report date
2021-08-25
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Bothell, WA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2306-2021