Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 25075 |
| Brand Name: | Oesophageal Transducers |
| Model: | S7-3t & S8-3t Transesophageal (TEE) Transducers |
| 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 Ultrasound LLC |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has recently discovered an issue associated with a small number of S7-3t and S8-3t Transesophageal (TEE) transducers that were not properly programmed during manufacturing. As a result, the system is unable to correctly measure the temperature on the distal tip of the transducer. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be exchanged |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 9/9/2019 |
