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Medical Devices Recalls

Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices

38,779 Total Recalls

Certain lots of the Harvest Graft Delivery System GDP-10 Procedure Packs may have a lack of a seal on the inner pouch.

Oct 20, 2017 Infusion Pumps Nationwide View Details β†’

Loss of the seal on the sterile Tyvek packaging used with this Cobalt Bone Cement.

Jun 26, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details β†’

Loss of the seal on the sterile Tyvek packaging used with this Cobalt Bone Cement.

Jun 26, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details β†’

An internal analysis on complaints received indicated that the welding process may have been performed sub optimally in the 12 lot # involved , leading to reduced mechanical strength of the device and possible breakage during impaction when the instrument is subjected to repeated multi-axial stresses.

Sep 8, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics View Details β†’

The devices have an incorrect firmware configuration.

Oct 4, 2017 Infusion Pumps View Details β†’

Custom surgical kits contain Aplicare Providone Iodine Prep Pads which were subsequently recalled by Medline Industries for in incorrect expiration date.

Oct 18, 2017 Surgical Instruments View Details β†’
Class I - Dangerous

Elute may become colored due to the residual presence of heme group origination from hemoglobin present in whole blood samples as well as dried spot (DBS) samples. This can potentially cause the inhibition of PCR reactions and result in an uninterpretable test result. If using an Internal Control (IC) in the extraction process the IC could potentially be inhibited as well and invalidate test results.

Oct 18, 2017 Other Medical Devices View Details β†’

A custom implant manufactured entirely from titanium for a patient with a nickel allergy was requested by a surgeon. After the device was manufactured and used in the planned surgery, it was discovered internally that the implant assembly had a CoCrMo screw included as a component of the implant, which contains nickel.

Apr 25, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics View Details β†’

Intermittent communication between the host system and the Flex Cardio

Aug 11, 2017 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’
Class I - Dangerous

Customers have reported, and an internal investigation has confirmed, occurrences of atypical negative O129R reactions for Enterococcus casseliflavus ATCC)R) 700327(TM) in association with three (3) VITEK(R) 2 GP ID Lots, causing failure of the Quality Control (QC) testing for the VITEK(R) 2 GP ID card. In accordance with the VITEK(R) 2 GP ID Instructions For Use, the expected O129R reaction for ATCC(R) 700327(TM) strain is positive. As a precaution, bioMΒΏrieux is also including in the scope of this notice all GP ID card lots manufactured with the same raw materials.

Oct 11, 2017 Infusion Pumps View Details β†’

A specific lot of the FlexFlowTM Venous Cannula, 200-200, is being recalled because it is sharper or pointier than expected.

Sep 28, 2017 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’