Certain lots of disposable laparoscopic instrument tips may potentially have a compromised sterile barrier.
Medical Devices Recalls
Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
PICC Kit, Product Code: AMS-7063-1 Convenience kit for the insertion of PICCs into the vascular system.
Vygon U.S.A.
Potential friction holes may affect the sterility of the product.
Dimension Vista Ammonia (AMM) assay (Product Number: K3119/10711992) (Mfr: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Newark, DE)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Various assays used to measure different chemical levels in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid may interfere with the drugs sulfasalazine and/or sulfapyridine causing falsely elevated or falsely depressed results.
The Better Bladder device provided as part of some custom tubing kits has been recalled by its manufacturer. Seal separation from the housing may allow air to enter the housing and collapse the balloon. This may increase resistance to flow in the venous line and cause a drop in ECMO circuit blood flow.
The Better Bladder device provided as part of some custom tubing kits has been recalled by its manufacturer. Seal separation from the housing may allow air to enter the housing and collapse the balloon. This may increase resistance to flow in the venous line and cause a drop in ECMO circuit blood flow.
Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.
The firm has received 106 complaints of the device breaking in the patient's mouth. Device breakage may cause injury to the patient.
The mask component on various lots of the resuscitation devices have been identified as having the potential to exhibit a sticking condition which may result in a difficult to/unable to disconnect condition of the mask from the elbow of the resuscitator.
There is a potential for leaking vials for certain lot numbers where, if proper attire is not used as instructed, a transient minor allergic skin reaction may result when handling leaking succinylacetone reagent vials.
Sterile Aquasonic 100 Ultrasound Transmission Gel, 20 grams, Model Number 01-01-4, 400 packets/case
Parker Laboratories
There is a potential for the gel packets to have leaks in the packet seal.
ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System. The firm name on the label is Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA
The ECG signal may flatline due to electromagnetic interference during the use of electrosurgical equipment.
Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.
The mask component on various lots of the resuscitation devices have been identified as having the potential to exhibit a sticking condition which may result in a difficult to/unable to disconnect condition of the mask from the elbow of the resuscitator.
Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905617, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
Zimmer Biomet
Specific lots of the device were overexposed during EtO sterilization. This may lead to revision due to infection from loss of sterile barrier during over-exposure cycle.
The Better Bladder device provided as part of some custom tubing kits has been recalled by its manufacturer. Seal separation from the housing may allow air to enter the housing and collapse the balloon. This may increase resistance to flow in the venous line and cause a drop in ECMO circuit blood flow.
The mask component on various lots of the resuscitation devices have been identified as having the potential to exhibit a sticking condition which may result in a difficult to/unable to disconnect condition of the mask from the elbow of the resuscitator.
Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905615, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
Zimmer Biomet
Specific lots of the device were overexposed during EtO sterilization. This may lead to revision due to infection from loss of sterile barrier during over-exposure cycle.
ADVIA CentaurΒΏ Folate (FOL)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Concentrations for the level of biotin that does not interfere is not currently listed in the instruction for use for the Dimension Vista CTNI, Dimension Vista MMB, Dimension Sirolimus, ADVIA Centaur FOL, ADVIA Centaur aHBcM and the following IMMULITE assays, 3gAllergy Specific IgE, anti-HBc, BR-MA (CA15-3), CEA, Folic Acid, Gastrin, OM-MA (CA125), Thyroglobulin, and Vitamin B12, and these assays are susceptible to interference from biotin.
The DC power to the IFOSS collision detector control panel at your facility is being adversely affected by the magnetic field. Our investigation shows the magnetic field is causing the IFOSS control panel to malfunction.
The mask component on various lots of the resuscitation devices have been identified as having the potential to exhibit a sticking condition which may result in a difficult to/unable to disconnect condition of the mask from the elbow of the resuscitator.