Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 15878 |
| Brand Name: | Philips Essenta DR Digital X-Ray, C-arm |
| Model: | All Essenta DR systems |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Philips New Zealand Commercial Limited Level 3 123 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket AUCKLAND 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 251 400 |
| Manufacturer: | Philips Medical Systems DMC GmbH |
| Issue: | If during system installation, the screws holding the C-arm were mounted using thread locking compound (e.g. LOCTITE), then the corresponding thread inserts inside the C-arm casting may loosen when the C-arm is dismantled. If, after reassembly of the system, the loosened thread inserts become detached from the casting, the C-arm would no longer securely held in position and could fall. The C-arm is most often dismantled and reassembled when the system is moved to another location. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be modified |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 17/12/2013 |
