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The U.S. FDA said on Thursday it has classified a recall of Philips medical imaging machines as most serious due to the risk of a detector falling unexpectedly in some devices. Philips...

Philips' recall of BrightView Imaging Systems, used for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan, is to correct the faulty component and not a product removal, the health regulator said. A falling detector may cause a person to experience neck injury, contusion and traumatic brain injury, among others. There has been one incident related to use of the device, but no reports of injuries or deaths, the FDA said.