Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published May 1, 2021
Philips CT Fluoroscopy Ceiling Mount Recall: Risk of Bracket Detachment Causing Injury
Philips recalls certain Gemini TF 64 CT ceiling mounts due to potential bracket detachment during use, risking injury to patients or staff. Affected units have specific serial numbers.
Significant wear of the Monitor Bracket Assembly shaft may go unrecognized could lead to the Monitor Bracket Assembly detaching from the Suspension Arm, and resulting in injury to patient, operator, bystander, or service person located in the path of a falling part
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📍Recalling firmPhilips North America Llc222 Jacobs St · Cambridge, MA 02141-2289
“Philips CT Fluoroscopy Ceiling Mount Recall: Risk of Bracket Detachment Causing Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/62613-philips-ct-fluoroscopy-ceiling-mount-recall-risk-of-bracket-detachment. Based on FDA recall #Z-0281-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0281-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on 2021-05-01 that Philips North America Llc is recalling the Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - Gemini TF 64 System due to a hazard of falling parts. The agency stated the recall involves four units distributed nationwide and in foreign countries.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Philips
Product: Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - Gemini TF 64 System Number: 882471
Serial Numbers: 7141, 7218, 7229, 7245
The hazard
According to the FDA, significant wear of the Monitor Bracket Assembly shaft may go unrecognized and could lead to the assembly detaching from the Suspension Arm. This detachment could result in injury to a patient, operator, bystander, or service person located in the path of a falling part.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Philips North America Llc has 129 other recalls on record since 2017-07-12. Recent similar recalls include the Philips Azurion System Recall dated 2026-03-31 and the Canon Alphenix INFX-8000C X-ray System Recall dated 2025-12-19.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the Gemini TF 64 system with serial numbers 7141, 7218, 7229, or 7245. These mounts were sold with Philips CT products.
Brand
Philips
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 5 products
All 5 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
US (nationwide) distribution to states of: CA, ME, TX and OUS (Foreign) to countries of: Australia, Germany, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-0277-2022
Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - CT Vision ACQSIM CT System Number: 728209 Continuous CT (CCT) is a CT or PET/CT product option that enables physicians and radiologists to produce real-time CT images to facilitate image-guided surgery.; Serial Number: 3202
1 unit
Z-0278-2022
Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - Gemini GXL 16 Slice System Number: 882410 Continuous CT (CCT) is a CT or PET/CT product option that enables physicians and radiologists to produce real-time CT images to facilitate image-guided surgery.; Serial Number: 4165
1 unit
Z-0279-2022
Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - TruFlight Select PET/CT System Number: 882438 Continuous CT (CCT) is a CT or PET/CT product option that enables physicians and radiologists to produce real-time CT images to facilitate image-guided surgery.; Serial Number: 17006
1 unit
Z-0280-2022
Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - Gemini TF 16 System Number: 882470 Continuous CT (CCT) is a CT or PET/CT product option that enables physicians and radiologists to produce real-time CT images to facilitate image-guided surgery.; Serial Number: 7084 7145 7584
3 units
Z-0281-2022
Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - Gemini TF 64 System Number: 882471 Continuous CT (CCT) is a CT or PET/CT product option that enables physicians and radiologists to produce real-time CT images to facilitate image-guided surgery.; Serial Number: 7141 7218 7229 7245
4 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for Recalled Serial Numbers
Look for the serial numbers 7141, 7218, 7229, or 7245 on the product label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 3 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US (nationwide) distribution to states of: CA, ME, TX and OUS (Foreign) to countries of: Australia, Germany, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Maine, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 7 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-0281-2022 (May 1, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0281-2022 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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