FDA recalls Philips CT scanner

The Food and Drug Administration has recalled 15 Philips Medical Systems Tomoscan SR4000 CT scanners because of a defect that shows up when an image is reversed in the system’s databank, according to an FDA enforcement report. The defect in the system causes a patient’s image to be reversed left to right when a clinician retrieves it.

The problem was found during a routine FDA inspection several months ago, a Philips official said. He said the company hasn’t received any complaints from customers.

“There has to be a very specific set of circumstances for (the defect) to happen,” the Philips official said. “We have identified it as possible, and we are taking steps to correct the information.”