Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 29, 2025
Philips Zenition 50 X-Ray System Recall: Image Quality Issues Due to Corrosion
Philips recalls Zenition 50 interventional fluoroscopic x-ray systems with product number 718096 due to potential corrosion causing image quality problems. Affected units may need repair or replacement.
Over time some systems may experience loss of imaging functionality and/or poor image quality due to potential corrosion of the Image Intensifier Television (IITV) control board.
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📍Recalling firmPHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V.Veenpluis 4-6 · Best, Netherlands
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Philips is recalling its Zenition 50 interventional fluoroscopic x-ray systems (product number 718096) because corrosion of the Image Intensifier Television control board can lead to loss of imaging functionality or poor image quality. This affects medical facilities using the equipment for procedures like angiography. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/51179-philips-zenition-50-x-ray-system-recall-image-quality-issues.
“Philips Zenition 50 X-Ray System Recall: Image Quality Issues Due to Corrosion.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/51179-philips-zenition-50-x-ray-system-recall-image-quality-issues. Based on FDA recall #Z-0241-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0241-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on September 29, 2025, that Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. is recalling Zenition 50 interventional fluoroscopic x-ray systems due to potential corrosion of the Image Intensifier Television control board. This defect may cause loss of imaging functionality or poor image quality.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Philips
Product: Zenition 50
Product Number (REF): 718096
UDI-DI: 00884838091535
All serial numbers
The hazard
According to the FDA, some systems may experience loss of imaging functionality and/or poor image quality due to potential corrosion of the Image Intensifier Television (IITV) control board over time.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. has 58 other recalls on record since May 26, 2021. Other recent recalls of similar products include Philips Brilliance CT 64 Medical Scanner Recall (August 7, 2026), Philips Azurion R3.0 X-ray System Recall (October 27, 2025), and Philips Incisive CT Recall (December 3, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product number 718096 on the Zenition 50 x-ray system. The system was sold with a unique device identifier (UDI-DI) starting with 00884838091535. All serial numbers are listed in the recall notice.
Brand
Philips
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check System Status
Verify if your Zenition 50 x-ray system has the product number 718096 or the UDI-DI starting with 00884838091535.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Missouri and Texas, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distribution US states of MO and TX; Belgium, Canada, Fiji, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Missouri, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 30 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The recall affects medical facilities using the system, which may impact patients during procedures. However, the hazard is not directly dangerous to patients in normal use.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0241-2026 (September 29, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0241-2026 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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