Moderate riskFDA DeviceClass II

Philips Allura Xper FD20/15 X-ray system recalled for foot switch malfunction

Philips has identified a problem with the wired foot switch on certain Allura Xper FD20/15 X-ray imaging systems where the X-ray may not start or may start and stop unexpectedly. This affects 296 systems distributed worldwide, including 68 in the US. No injuries have been reported.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗ · All Philips recalls

What to do

  1. Check if your system's serial number matches the recall list
  2. Contact Philips Medical Systems for instructions on inspection or repair
  3. Do not rely solely on the foot switch until the issue is resolved

Is yours affected?

Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.

Product
Allura Xper FD20/15; System Code: 722058;
Sold in
Nationwide
Made for
All ages (0 months and older)

This recall covers 22 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
296 units (68 US, 228 OUS)
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
Veenpluis 6, Best, Netherlands
Classification
Class II
Recall number
Z-1671-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Allura Xper FD20/15; System Code: 722058; Philips has identified instances where X-ray imaging may not be initiated or may occur intermittently when using the wired foot switch. System Code: 722058; UDI: 00884838059115; System Serial Number: 100, 239, 305, 259, 203, 373, 111, 38, 23, 290, 124, 274, 340, 366, 162, 186, 4, 196, 156, 285, 277, 65, 168, 56, 178, 138, 212, 249, 257, 337, 265, 109, 134, 71, 238, 190, 219, 197, 325, 24, 123, 319, 378, 61, 205, 149, 264, 167, 365, 199, 278, 215, 288, 254, 94, 304, 279, 171, 82, 85, 202, 99, 182, 22, 200, 129, 59, 172, 110, 399, 72, 332, 92, 142, 67, 106, 335, 415, 11, 114, 151, 93, 232, 395, 292, 380, 183, 349, 261, 15, 375, 161, 78, 368, 9, 372, 252, 320, 213, 293, 389, 169, 97, 336, 25, 143, 133, 192, 49, 412, 201, 101, 89, 66, 163, 170, 77, 273, 35, 222, 229, 248, 334, 384, 40, 268, 240, 258, 289, 269, 226, 244, 141, 391, 241, 164, 381, 281, 154, 246, 127, 315, 256, 233, 348, 204, 396, 7, 185, 95, 131, 377, 60, 68, 206, 150, 333, 84, 398, 313, 3, 39, 344, 376, 382, 408, 360, 370, 400, 387, 356, 419, 394, 407, 413, 392, 411, 358, 409, 385, 416, 367, 331, 379, 418, 421, 369, 420, 397, 357, 393, 388, 108, 211, 125, 126, 301, 30, 354, 355, 159, 139, 128, 81, 58, 96, 343, 177, 115, 18, 19, 311, 386, 291, 327, 220, 214, 145, 223, 137, 136, 119, 103, 404, 27, 32, 350, 422, 423, 347, 73, 43, 55, 194, 189, 237, 230, 221, 247, 116, 242, 29, 37, 276, 345, 166, 179, 53, 87, 303, 90, 112, 245, 148, 41, 234, 208, 117, 193, 76, 236, 266, 130, 235, 251, 86, 31, 195, 144, 330, 63, 295, 70, 187, 79, 10, 33, 75, 361, 153, 284, 102, 21, 64, 45, 36, 181, 351, 272, 210, 243, 20, 98, 34, 16, 218; Distribution: Domestic: Nationwide Distribution; International: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussal, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, C¿te D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, FrenchPolynesia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, South, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, R¿union, Romania, Russian Fed., Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen; Affected quantity: 296 units (68 US, 228 OUS)
Hazard
Philips has identified instances where X-ray imaging may not be initiated or may occur intermittently when using the wired foot switch.

22 products in this recall

Philips X-ray systems recalled for faulty foot switch

Philips is recalling 22 models of its Allura Xper and Azurion X-ray imaging systems. The recall covers a wired foot switch that may fail to start X-ray imaging or may start it intermittently. No injuries have been reported.

The agency lists each product separately. Check every one you might have.

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