Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published December 15, 2023
Philips BrightView Gamma Camera System Recall: Risk of Detector Falling
Philips recalls BrightView gamma camera systems with specific model numbers due to risk of detector falling, potentially causing injury to patient's lower limbs.
Detector may unexpectedly fall due to a component failure. If the detector is positioned below center of gantry, there is a potential for abrasion, contusion, laceration, and/or fracture to the patient's lower limbs, as well as an interruption to normal system operation. If detector is positioned above center of gantry, there may be an interruption to normal system operation.
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📍Recalling firmPhilips North America222 Jacobs St · Cambridge, MA 02141-2296
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Philips is recalling BrightView gamma camera systems with certain model numbers because a component failure may cause the detector to fall unexpectedly. If the detector falls below the center of the gantry, it could injure the patient's lower limbs. This recall affects medical facilities using these systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/56550-philips-brightview-gamma-camera-system-recall-risk-of-detector-falling.
“Philips BrightView Gamma Camera System Recall: Risk of Detector Falling.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56550-philips-brightview-gamma-camera-system-recall-risk-of-detector-falling. Based on FDA recall #Z-0929-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0929-2024%22&limit=1).
Philips North America recalled BrightView gamma camera systems due to a component failure that may cause the detector to fall, potentially injuring patients. The Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary Class I recall on December 15, 2023.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Philips
Product: BrightView, gamma camera system
Model Nos.: 6-digit format 882480; 12-digit format 453560279781 453560279791 453560279811 453560279801; 4x4 digit format 2170-3000A 2170-3001A 2170-3002A 2170-3003A
Serial numbers: All serial numbers are affected
The hazard
The detector may unexpectedly fall due to a component failure. If the detector is positioned below center of gantry, there is a potential for abrasion, contusion, laceration, and/or fracture to the patient's lower limbs, as well as an interruption to normal system operation. If detector is positioned above center of gantry, there may be an interruption to normal system operation.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Philips North America has 30 other recalls on record since 2020-12-24. Other recent recalls include the Upgrade dStream recall (2026-08-28), the PIC iX Essentials Software Freezes recall (2026-07-31), and the Ingenia Elition S MRE Scanner Recall (2026-04-14).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model numbers: 6-digit format 882480, 12-digit formats 453560279781, 453560279791, 453560279811, 453560279801, or 4x4 digit formats 2170-3000A through 2170-3003A. All serial numbers are affected.
Brand
Philips
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 3 products
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Domestic distribution nationwide. International distribution worldwide.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-0929-2024
BrightView, gamma camera system; Model Nos.: 6-digit format 882480; 12-digit format 453560279781 453560279791 453560279811 453560279801; 4x4 digit format 2170-3000A 2170-3001A 2170-3002A 2170-3003A; All serial numbers are affected. No UDI-DI available for this product.
302 US; 264 OUS
Z-0930-2024
BrightView X, gamma camera for SPECT; Model Nos.: 6-digit format 882478; 12-digit format 453560824741 453560829261;; All serial numbers are affected. No UDI-DI available for this product.
56 US; 46 OUS
Z-0931-2024
BrightView XCT, gamma camera for SPECT; Model Nos.: 6-digit format 882482; 12-digit format 453560462131 453560749161; All serial numbers are affected. No UDI-DI available for this product.
106 US; 241 OUS
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Model Numbers
Identify your BrightView gamma camera's model number to confirm if it is affected by this recall.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Domestic distribution nationwide. International distribution worldwide.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0929-2024 (December 15, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0929-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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