FDA Device recall Z-1486-2020

Allura Exper FD Series

FDA Device
Class II
terminated
Published 2020-03-25

On 2020-03-25 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Allura Exper FD Series by Philips North America, citing A capacitor inside the converter of the Velara X-ray generator may fail after a large number of surges in a short period of time. When this occurs, no image acquisition is possible.

Read the official FDA Device notice

Agency	FDA Device
Recall number	Z-1486-2020
Classification	Class II
Status	terminated
Initiated	2019-12-30
Published	2020-03-25
Last updated	2026-09-13 11:55 UTC
Company	Philips North America
Distribution	US

Product

Allura Exper FD Series. System codes 722003 722010 722022 722005 722011 722019 722001 722002 722006 722012 722008 722013 722020 722025 722015 722023 722038 889006 889016 889009 722005 The device is an X-Ray Generator.

Reason

A capacitor inside the converter of the Velara X-ray generator may fail after a large number of surges in a short period of time. When this occurs, no image acquisition is possible.

Identifiers

code_info	Serial Codes 491 1117 327 316 535 2522 505 1681 133 2268 1001 972 2577 S01H006016/000001 CV149 1651 2… Serial Codes 491 1117 327 316 535 2522 505 1681 133 2268 1001 972 2577 S01H006016/000001 CV149 1651 231 601 1014 2324 1673 CV.563 1712 1043 1806 2229 247 585 217 313 2158 1946 476 1545 517 107 70 492 1891 1715 157 265 935 145 83 71 1356 50 1250 1659 34 2462 1613 2006 480 2562 1550 1440 1734 1733 2201 1922 741 499 2283 1268 1359 833 116 1599 153 787 410 1848 1445 2122 865 360 268 1238 135 1655 2131 489 12 290 1908 74 365 1166 1336 2404 635249 1792 1960 169 196 1113 83 2569 284 39 1195 1461 203 494 839 2138 2141 1953 1956 1106 1096 754 308 580 335 1048 1804 175 343 1011 1497 1473 234 1408 914 255 215 105 662 2382 301 2281 637 917 18204 18158 1764 276 1401 1588 155 38 583 595 594 576 108 159 671 677 590 2302 1279 168 2198 452 2151 321 1436 468 1132 161 670 1025 700 142 1188 27 1034 545 2454 861 1209 1467 789 1226

code_info

Serial Codes 491 1117 327 316 535 2522 505 1681 133 2268 1001 972 2577 S01H006016/000001 CV149 1651 2…

Serial Codes 491 1117 327 316 535 2522 505 1681 133 2268 1001 972 2577 S01H006016/000001 CV149 1651 231 601 1014 2324 1673 CV.563 1712 1043 1806 2229 247 585 217 313 2158 1946 476 1545 517 107 70 492 1891 1715 157 265 935 145 83 71 1356 50 1250 1659 34 2462 1613 2006 480 2562 1550 1440 1734 1733 2201 1922 741 499 2283 1268 1359 833 116 1599 153 787 410 1848 1445 2122 865 360 268 1238 135 1655 2131 489 12 290 1908 74 365 1166 1336 2404 635249 1792 1960 169 196 1113 83 2569 284 39 1195 1461 203 494 839 2138 2141 1953 1956 1106 1096 754 308 580 335 1048 1804 175 343 1011 1497 1473 234 1408 914 255 215 105 662 2382 301 2281 637 917 18204 18158 1764 276 1401 1588 155 38 583 595 594 576 108 159 671 677 590 2302 1279 168 2198 452 2151 321 1436 468 1132 161 670 1025 700 142 1188 27 1034 545 2454 861 1209 1467 789 1226

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1486-2020%22

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