Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published March 20, 2023
Philips Incisive CT X-Ray System Recall: Foot Entrapment Hazard
Philips recalls CT X-Ray System Model 72813 due to foot entrapment risk when pressing the unload pedal. Affected units have specific US and OUS serial numbers.
Multi-Function Foot Switch Unload Pedal Foot Entrapment-Pressing the Unload Pedal of the foot switch to perform the unload function may cause entrapment of the operator's foot and injury
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📍Recalling firmPhilips North America222 Jacobs St · Cambridge, MA 02141-2296
“Philips Incisive CT X-Ray System Recall: Foot Entrapment Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58742-philips-incisive-ct-x-ray-system-recall-foot-entrapment-hazard. Based on FDA recall #Z-1586-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1586-2023%22&limit=1).
Philips North America recalled the Philips Incisive CT Computed Tomography X-Ray System, model number 72813, on March 20, 2023, according to the FDA. The recall addresses a hazard where pressing the Unload Pedal may cause foot entrapment and injury.
How to tell if you have it
Philips Incisive CT -Computed Tomography X-Ray System Model Number: 72813
UPC: 00884838085015
US Serial Numbers: 33041, 500301, 500252
OUS Serial Numbers: 33040, 500408
The hazard
Pressing the Unload Pedal of the foot switch to perform the unload function may cause entrapment of the operator's foot and injury. The record does not report specific incidents or injuries.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Philips North America has 30 other recalls on record since 2020-12-24. Other recent recalls include the Ingenia Elition S and Ingenia Elition X (2026-08-28), Patient Information Center iX Software Freezes (2026-07-31), and Ingenia Elition S MRE Scanner Recall (2026-04-14). Similar recent recalls of Philips products include the Azurion 3 M12 X-ray System (2026-03-03), Xper FD20 X-ray System (2026-03-03), and Incisive CT Recall (2025-12-03).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the model number 72813 on the device. Affected units have US serial numbers 33041, 500301, 500252 or OUS serial numbers 33040, 500408.
Brand
Philips
Product
Philips Incisive CT -Computed Tomography X-Ray System Model Number: 72813
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 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 II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, CA, FL, IL, IN, MI, MO, NY, TN, TX, VT and the countries of Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican, Republic Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Philippines, Poland, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, Utd. Arab. Emir.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1585-2023
Philips Incisive CT -Computed Tomography X-Ray System Model Number: 72814; UDI-DI: (01)00884838105508(21) + Serial number US Serial Numbers: 550243, 34111, 34092, 34066, 34064, 34047, 34042, 34025, 34031, 34033 OUS Serial Numbers: System Serial Number 550263 550249 550239 550215 550211 550091 550188 550187 550186 550174 550172 552041 550164 34107 550140 34062 550099 550082 550071 550068 550059 34020 550038 550040 550021 550036 550018 550014 550011 550010 550009 550008 550007 550240 550126 550241
10 units US; 36 units OUS
Z-1586-2023
Philips Incisive CT -Computed Tomography X-Ray System Model Number: 72813; UDI-DI:(01)00884838085015(21) + Serial number US Serial Numbers: 33041, 500301, 500252. OUS Serial Numbers: 33040, 500408
3 units US ;2 units OUS
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Device Model
Verify the model number is 72813 on the Philips Incisive CT X-Ray System.
Contact Philips Support
Reach out to Philips North America for assistance with the recall process.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 11 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, CA, FL, IL, IN, MI, MO, NY, TN, TX, VT and the countries of Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican, Republic Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Lithuania,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2 months 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 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-1586-2023 (March 20, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1586-2023 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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