Surgical Instruments

A portion of a silicone wound drain was found to be cracked.

Product was packaged with the incorrect introducer needle. The kit label indicates a "safety" needle is included; the kits were packaged with a non-safety needle.

There is a potential for erosion of the CUSA EXcel tip used with the Nosecone. Specifically, the potential for tip erosion occurs when using a CUSA CEM Nosecone if the side of the tip, rather than the annulus of the tip, is in contact with the tissue. This erosion can potentially lead to tip breakage. There were no reports of a patient injury associated with these complaints.

Bard Access Systems is recalling two lots of Hickman 9.0 French and one lot of Leonard 10.0 French Dual Lumen Catheters with SureCuff Tissue Ingrowth Cuff with Peel-Apart Percutaneous Introducer Systems due to the wrong size introducer being included with the kit.

Concerns that the addition of the UPS Battery Backup to the Century Console Base Shelf did not comply with the FDA premarket notification regulations.

The Membrane Switch Panel (referred to as "front panel" of the component part number A34-003-207, used on both the D3000 and D3000I Advantage Drive System, contained the incorrect symbology per third edition IEC60606-01 Medical Electrical Equipment: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance.

The Membrane Switch Panel (referred to as "front panel" of the component part number A34-003-207, used on both the D3000 and D3000I Advantage Drive System, contained the incorrect symbology per third edition IEC60606-01 Medical Electrical Equipment: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance.

Damage to the packaging may have compromised the sterility of the device.

Bard Access Systems is recalling two lots of Hickman 9.0 French and one lot of Leonard 10.0 French Dual Lumen Catheters with SureCuff Tissue Ingrowth Cuff with Peel-Apart Percutaneous Introducer Systems due to the wrong size introducer being included with the kit.

Surgeons have experienced unthreading of the screwdrivers outer shafts during use.

Pouch labeling/printing errors and defective packaging resulting in possible compromised sterility.

Addendum to the Instructions for Use. The addendum emphasizes the warnings and precautions already contained in the device's IFU and also provides additional warnings and precautions that are applicable to the use of electrosurgical equipment in health care facility environments.

The bipolar energy did not stop after release of the foot pedal.

The seal between the white polyethylene and the clear plastic may be missing on the Hand Controller Sheath package, resulting in a potential breach of the sterility of this accessory.

The Endocare 3.8mm RenalCryo Cryoprobe is being recalled because the label on the outer box has the incorrect expiration date.

A consumer complaint that a catheter was observed to be in several pieces under patient fluoroscopic visualization.

CareFusion is recalling the SmartSite¿ Gravity Blood Set as a result of a potential for separation at the connection of the drip chamber and tubing . The separation may be observed at priming or observed during use. If a separation between the drip chamber and tubing occurs, this could cause a delay in treatment.

Some Pro Time3 Test Cuvettes within a specified lot range may recover lower than expected Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) results.

Lumenis Ltd is recalling certain models of VersaCut Morcellator devices to perform corrective labeling as a result of three reported events of air embolism secondary to incorrect reversal tubing system hook-up.

The deflector may not move freely on the ventricular catheter. The deflector comes pre-positioned at the 5 cm mark on the catheter. In some cases the surgeon will want to adjust the deflector to a different location on the catheter before placing it in the ventricle. There is a small percentage of cases where aggressively attempting to adjust the deflector has a potential to cause the catheter