Philips CT systems labeled as the following: 1. Brilliance 16 Power, Model Number: 728240. 2. Brilliance CT 16 Slice,... — FDA record Z-2596-2025

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Aug 13, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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What the record says

Product
Philips CT systems labeled as the following: 1. Brilliance 16 Power, Model Number: 728240. 2. Brilliance CT 16 Slice, Model Number: 728246. 3. Brilliance CT 6 Slice, Model Number: 728256.
Reason
The patient support table (couch) may descend unexpectedly to the lowermost position due to a component (ball screw) misalignment after a replacement.
Classification
Class II
Recalling firm
Philips North America Llc
Quantity
73 units
Agency-reported status
Ongoing
Source record identifier
Z-2596-2025

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Lot and product identifiers

Label fieldDetails supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicability1. Model Number: 728240; UDI-DI: N/A; Serial Number: 6022. 2. Model Number: 728246; UDI-DI: N/A; Serial Numbers: 5029, 5698, 5834, 6272, 6313, 5307, 5305, 50129, 5286, 50017, 5388, 5424, 5422, 5515, 5497, 5584, 5668, 5624, 5771, 5814, 5872, 5907, 5900, 5928, 5869, 5939, 5944, 5993, 6137, 5411, 6160, 6153, 5504, 6182, 6199, 6209, 6219, 6271, 6302, 6330, 6357, 6358, 6369, 6405, 6343, 6410, 6558, 6490, 6635, 6532, 6590, 6547, 6669, 6691, 6563, 6756, 6755, 6738, 3578, 6776, 260046, 260074, 6752, 50219, 50028, 5412, 5839. 3. Model Number: 728256; UDI-DI: N/A; Serial Numbers: 30117, 3290, 3347, 3664, 3499.

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Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, T¿rkiye, United Kingdom, Utd.Arab.Emir., Vietnam.

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Dates in the source

Report date
Oct 1, 2025
Recall initiation date
Aug 13, 2025
Center classification date
Sep 19, 2025

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