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Philips Azurion 5 M12 X-ray system recalled for intermittent foot switch malfunction

Philips has identified a problem with the wired foot switch on certain Azurion 5 M12 X-ray imaging systems that may prevent X-ray imaging from starting or cause it to work intermittently. This affects specific system serial numbers distributed worldwide. No injuries have been reported.

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

What to do

  1. Identify your system code (722227 or 722231) and serial number to check if your unit is affected
  2. Contact Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. for guidance on repair or replacement of the foot switch
  3. Do not use the wired foot switch if your system is on the affected serial number list
Official notice ↗

Is yours affected?

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Product
Azurion 5 M12; System Code: (1)722227, (2)722231;
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Nationwide
Made for
All ages (0 months and older)

This recall covers 22 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
345 units (10 US, 335 OUS)
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
Veenpluis 6, Best, Netherlands
Classification
Class II
Recall number
Z-1679-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Azurion 5 M12; System Code: (1)722227, (2)722231; Philips has identified instances where X-ray imaging may not be initiated or may occur intermittently when using the wired foot switch. (1) System Code: 722227; UDI: 00884838099227; System Serial Number: 265, 135, 88, 276, 264, 271, 63, 238, 360, 23, 127, 159, 197, 149, 54, 56, 230, 192, 156, 250, 98, 31, 128, 81, 24, 37, 320, 179, 270, 151, 53, 246, 245, 84, 38, 28, 29, 170, 30, 338, 324, 108, 305, 168, 172, 356, 346, 62, 236, 25, 313, 339, 104, 321, 59, 109, 101, 19, 155, 99, 285, 247, 261, 298, 177, 138, 337, 157, 158, 228, 249, 61, 287, 55, 239, 306, 215, 336, 213, 76, 216, 73, 318, 353, 65, 167, 41, 85, 191, 20, 226, 102, 40, 87, 163, 83, 251, 268, 309, 310, 316, 290, 272, 5, 6, 7, 218, 36, 75, 195, 43, 345, 116, 18, 153, 351, 352, 14, 15, 120, 262, 204, 258, 326, 348, 17, 141, 114, 103, 355, 113, 110, 315, 21, 161, 194, 105, 173, 174, 64, 49, 71, 91, 187, 166, 210, 219, 222, 273, 205, 280, 300, 256, 335, 121, 80, 123, 243, 344, 308, 22, 140, 90, 142, 69, 200, 72, 362, 242, 323, 331, 136, 269, 137, 77, 89, 294, 181, 234, 95, 2, 111, 221, 293, 165, 342, 1, 12, 16, 257, 330, 67, 340, 260, 148, 281, 284, 248, 333, 199, 183, 106, 253, 145, 164, 241, 52, 26, 233, 301, 211, 154, 217, 332, 334, 44, 198, 297, 206, 292, 130, 58, 203, 47, 48, 107, 93, 125, 240, 122, 118, 112, 46, 176, 92, 252, 184, 57, 202, 100, 115, 133, 350, 263, 3, 32, 175, 229, 304, 124, 307, 220, 79, 60, 311, 146, 147, 319, 188, 74, 8, 9, 94, 134, 82, 143, 86, 286, 96, 227, 231, 329, 126, 162, 299, 35, 11, 259, 180, 160, 196, 322, 208, 282, 13, 178, 4, 132, 131, 209, (2) System Code: 722231; UDI: 00884838099258; System Serial Number: 13, 52, 49, 50, 41, 68, 21, 53, 67, 47, 3, 17, 18, 25, 72, 87, 93, 94, 34, 69, 61, 26, 80, 6, 7, 8, 4, 5, 60, 12, 63, 73, 14, 48, 56, 28, 66, 75, 81, 45, 20, 19, 51, 29, 27, 11, 35, 62, 54, 33, 92, 1, 2, 32, 59; 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: 345 units (10 US, 335 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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