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Philips Ultrasound Transducers

Philips ultrasound transducers lack labelling to define their useful life.

What happened

Philips Ultrasound, Inc, of Reedsville, Pennsylvania, recalled multiple ultrasound transducers to provide clarification and labelling to define the useful life of ultrasound transducers in the field. The recall began September 5, 2025, was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report and classified on March 24, 2026, with US Nationwide distribution.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

11 products

Affected if its UDI-DI is listed.

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. Philips L12-5 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605412401
    • 989605387311
    • 989605418552
    • 989605408173
    • 989605438481
    • 989605420231
    • 00884838067851
    • 00884838067974
  2. Philips 3D6-2 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605326521
    • 989605440872
    • 989605440871
    • 00884838067714
  3. Philips S4-1 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605458221
    • 989605458222
    • 989605477101
    • 00884838085183
    • 00884838074231
    • 00884838086579
  4. Philips L17-5 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605366371
    • 989605388061
  5. Philips Mini Multi TEE Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605439241
    • 989605439242
    • 00884838067547
  6. Philips S5-2 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605368393
    • 00884838064638
  7. Philips Omni II TEE Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605440792
    • 00884838067660
  8. Philips X3-1 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605440742
    • 989603002321
    • 989605388101
    • 989605440741
    • 00884838067615
  9. Philips C9-4 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605365021
  10. Philips Omni III TEE Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605440701
    • 989605440702
    • 989605440772
    • 989803001561
    • 00884838067585
    • 00884838067646
  11. Philips X7-2 Ultrasound Transducer

    UDI-DI
    • 989605388121
    • 989605347571
    • 989605347573
    • 00884838061729

Recall details

Company began the recall
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US Nationwide distribution.

Company
Philips Ultrasound, IncReedsville, Pennsylvania
Risk

Low risk

Using it is unlikely to cause health problems.

FDA Class III recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
97643
Recall numbers
Z-1618-2026 to Z-1628-2026

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  4. Listed on Recall Canary

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 23, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)