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Platinium DR 1510, Model Number TDF032U, UDI/GTIN 08031527015521, Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, Biventricular or ventricular antitachycardia pacing, Dual or single chamber arrhythmia detection Product Usage: PLATINIUM VR is indicated for use in patients who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias and who have experienced one of the following situations: - Survival of at least one episode of cardiac arrest (manifested by the loss of consciousness) due to ventricular tachyarrhythmia, - Recurrent, poorly tolerated sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT).

Sorin Group Italia SRL - CRF

Class I - Dangerous

There is a possibility of overconsumption of certain PLATINIUM Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) following an ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) during the implant surgery or a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, and what actions to take.

Jul 24, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

VITEK(R) 2 GP, REF 21342, IVD, UDI 03573026131920, bioMerieux, Inc. VITEK(R) 2 is an automated system consisting of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast. The VITEK¿ 2 utilizes growth based biochemical patterns to determine identification. The VITEK¿ 2 provides minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) results for most organism/drug combinations as well as a category interpretation (S, I, or R) consistent with accepted criteria

Biomerieux

Class I - Dangerous

Customer reports have indicated occurrences of atypical negative O129R reactions for Enterococcus casseliflavus ATCC(R) 700327(TM) in association with VITEK(R) 2 GP ID Lot 2420240403 and 2420303403, causing failure of the Quality Control (QC) testing for the VITEK(R) 2 GP ID card. The expected O129R reaction for ATCC¿ 700327(TM) strain is positive.

Aug 25, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics View Details →

Firebird NXG Spinal Fixation System Decorticating Planer, Catalog #36-1334, non-sterile, Rx. .A Decorticating Planer is used to decorticate bone surrounding the spherical head of an implanted bone screw in order to provide clearance to allow for proper seating of the modular body, as well as to provide full range of modular body angulation. It is placed axially over the spherical head of the bone screw and rotated clockwise and counterclockwise to achieve the needed decortication

Orthofix

Class I - Dangerous

The plastic core of the Decorticating Planer was found to be missing, which could result in scoring of the bone screw neck if used at or beyond a 23 degree angle.

Aug 2, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics View Details →

Spectra-System/Legacy Guided Surgery Handle Kit, Device Listing Number D245883. The Guided Handle Kit (G-HK) allows clinicians to drill through a surgical guide to create an osteotomy for implant placement with the precision and accuracy as designed with treatment planning software. The G-HK consist of 4 guide handles with inserts attached on each end. Each insert has an opening that matches the diameter of our surgical drills. The insert portion of the guide handle fits intimately into the guide sleeve that is embedded into a surgical guide.

Implant Direct Sybron Manufacturing

Class I - Dangerous

The inside diameter of the 2.3mm small drill guide inserts have a smaller diameter than the specifications require.

Jun 26, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

JTS External Drive Unit JTS Distal Femoral Extendible Implant Femur is intended for the replacement of diseased or deficient bone in the distal femur.

Stanmore Implants Worldwide

Class I - Dangerous

Three (3) complaints were identified in which the potential for utilization of the JTS Grower Drive in the incorrect orientation in relation to the limb entry point of the device, together with the potential to select incorrect settings for the extension procedure. As a result, the prostheses in such cases failed to extend as intended.

Jul 4, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics View Details →

Presource(R) Kits (custom surgical/procedural kits): The standard and custom kits are packed with all of the specific disposable class I, II, and II implantable, life-supporting, or life-sustaining devices required by customers for common surgical and other medical procedures

Cardinal Health 200

Class I - Dangerous

The firm manufactured and distributed Presource(R) kits which contained BD SafetyGlide" 22GA 1¿ inch Needles. BD subsequently recalled these needles because, " Loose polypropylene particulate in the fluid path could be expelled out of the needle during injection.

Aug 1, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

smith&nephew POLARSTEM(TM) Femoral Stems with Ti/HA (Standard, Lateral, Valgus and Collar), REF 76102260, NON STERILE, QTY: (1), Rx only The subject cardan is used in conjunction with a curved stem impactor used to implant the POLARSTEM hip stem. The hip stem is mounted on the screw at the tip of the instrument, and the stem is then impacted into the femur. After impaction, the surgeon uses a knob at the end of the cardan to unscrew the implanted stem from the instrument

Smith & Nephew

Class I - Dangerous

The Cardan joint of the Polarstem Cardan could potentially fracture or functionally fail after multiple procedures.

Jul 24, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

DBS Lead Depth Stop contained in Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) lead kits, models 3387/3387S, 3389/3389S, and 3391/3391S, The lead kit contains one DBS lead in addition to multiple accessories used in DBS lead implant procedures. Among these accessories is the DBS lead holder, also referred to as the lead depth stop. The lead holder affixes to the DBS lead during the lead implant procedure, marking the distance to the lead tip and providing control of DBS lead depth during implant by interfacing with the stereotactic system

Medtronic Neuromodulation

Class I - Dangerous

Medtronic received reports that the DBS depth stop did not adequately secure to the lead, which can result in DBS lead placement beyond the intended target.

Mar 17, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

Optima MR450 1.5T Product Usage: 1 .5T Brivo MR355 and 1.5T Optima MR360 are whole body magnetic resonance scanners designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. It is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used. The images produced by the 1 .5T Brivo MR355 and I .5T Optima MR360 reflect the spatial distribution or molecular environment of nuclei exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.

GE Medical Systems

Class I - Dangerous

Possible incorrect wiring of the Uninterruptable Power Supply, which could contribute to a potential shock hazard.

May 11, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

Optima MR750 3.0T Product Usage: The Optima MR450 1.5T system is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to noise ratio, and short scan times. It is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used. The images produced by the Optima MR450 1.5T system reflect the spatial distribution or molecular environment of nuclei exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.

GE Medical Systems

Class I - Dangerous

Possible incorrect wiring of the Uninterruptable Power Supply, which could contribute to a potential shock hazard.

May 11, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

Optima MR450w 1.5T Product Usage: The Optima MR450w 1.5T system is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. It is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used. The images produced by the Optima MR450w 1.5T system reflect the spatial distribution or molecular environment of nuclei exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.

GE Medical Systems

Class I - Dangerous

Possible incorrect wiring of the Uninterruptable Power Supply, which could contribute to a potential shock hazard.

May 11, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

EMBLEM MRI S-ICD Model 219, Subcutaneous-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Rx. Product Usage: The S-ICD system is intended to provide defibrillation therapy for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients who do not have symptomatic bradycardia, incessant ventricular tachycardia, or spontaneous, frequently recurring ventricular tachycardia that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing

Boston Scientific

Class I - Dangerous

The device can deliver an atypical amount of energy due to memory corruption inside the device.

Jun 29, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

1.5T Signa HDxt, 3.0T Signa HDxt, Signa HDi, Signa Vibrant Product Usage: The 1.5T Signa HDx family and 3.0T Signa HDx family are a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. It is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used. The images produced by the 1.5T Signa HDx family and 3.0T Signa HDx family reflects the spatial distribution or molecular environment of nuclei exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.

GE Medical Systems

Class I - Dangerous

Possible incorrect wiring of the Uninterruptable Power Supply, which could contribute to a potential shock hazard.

May 11, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

1.5T Signa HDx, 3.0T Signa HDx, 1.5T Signa HDxt, 3.0T Signa HDxt, Signa HDi, Signa Vibrant Product Usage: The GE Signa¿ HDx MR system is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. The Signa¿ HDx MR system is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial sagittal, coronal and oblique images, spectroscopic images, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the internal structures and organs of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. The images produced by the Signa eHDx system reflect the spatial distribution of protons (hydrogen nuclei) exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.

GE Medical Systems

Class I - Dangerous

Possible incorrect wiring of the Uninterruptable Power Supply, which could contribute to a potential shock hazard.

May 11, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

SIGNA Creator, SIGNA ExplorerProduct Usage: 1.5T SIGNA Creator and 1.5T SIGNA Explorer is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times. It is indicated for use as a diagnostic imaging device to produce axial, sagittal, coronal, and oblique images, spectroscopic images, parametric maps, and/or spectra, dynamic images of the structures and/or functions of the entire body, including, but not limited to, head, neck, TMJ, spine, breast, heart, abdomen, pelvis, joints, prostate, blood vessels, and musculoskeletal regions of the body. Depending on the region of interest being imaged, contrast agents may be used. The images produced by 1.5T SIGNA Creator and 1.5T SIGNA Explorer reflects the spatial distribution or molecular environment of nuclei exhibiting magnetic resonance. These images and/or spectra when interpreted by a trained physician yield information that may assist in diagnosis.

GE Medical Systems

Class I - Dangerous

Possible incorrect wiring of the Uninterruptable Power Supply, which could contribute to a potential shock hazard.

May 11, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

EMBLEM S-ICD, Model A209, Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, RX. Product Usage: The S-ICD system is intended to provide defibrillation therapy for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients who do not have symptomatic bradycardia, incessant ventricular tachycardia, or spontaneous, frequently recurring ventricular tachycardia that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing.

Boston Scientific

Class I - Dangerous

The device can deliver an atypical amount of energy due to memory corruption inside the device.

Jun 29, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →
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