Ingenuity Core, model # 728326; Intended to produce cross- sectional images of the body.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2115-2016) was formally reported on July 6, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 21, 2016. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Cleveland, OH. Federal records indicate 1 unit units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Supplier design change contributed to a thinner plastic which was used as part of the cover on the devices. The thinner plastic cover may crack causing injury to patients, operators, by-standers and service personnel. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distributed in China, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Kingdom.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.