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Medical Devices Recalls

Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices

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Reamer / Irrigator / Aspirator (RIA): RIA Drive Shafts, RIA Tube Assemblies, sterile, RIA Reamer Head, sterile (12.0mm-19.0mm); intended to clear the medullary canal of bone marrow and debris and to effectively size the medullary canal for the acceptance of an intramedullary implant or prosthesis

Synthes

Class I - Dangerous

It was reported that the RIA Drive Shaft, Tube Assembly, and Reamer Head have the potential to break when incorrectly assembled or used improperly. Precautionary statements are being added to the Reamer / Irrigator / Aspirator (RIA) Surgical Technique Guide.

May 28, 2015 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

RadiForce RX650, 6MP Color LCD Monitor, Part Code No. 0FTD1957A5, 0FTD195B5, UPC 690592037203. This product is intended to be used in displaying and viewing digital images for review and analysis by trained medical practitioners. It does not support the display of mammography images for diagnosis.

Eizo

Class I - Dangerous

EIZO is recalling the RadiForce LCD Monitors could display abnormally while connecting to particular graphics boards with DisplayPort.

Jul 7, 2015 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

NDI Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres for Brainlab IGS (Image Guided Surgery) system. Product Usage: Disposable reflective marker spheres are attached to reference arrays and instruments, thus enabling the infrared tracking systems to detect the position of the patient and instruments in the surgical field.

Northern Digital

Class I - Dangerous

Inadequate curing of adhesive, which may cause the two halves of the spheres to separate.

May 20, 2015 Surgical Instruments Nationwide View Details →

Alere i flu, Alere i, Alere Influenza A & B; Part Number (PN) 425-024 The Alere" i Influenza A & B assay, performed on the Alere" i Instrument, is a rapid molecular in vitro diagnostic test utilizing an isothermal nucleic acid amplification technology for the qualitative detection and discrimination of influenza A and B viral RNA in nasal swabs from patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection. It is intended for use as an aid in the differential diagnosis of influenza A and B viral infections in humans, in conjunction with clinical and epidemiological risk factors. The assay is not intended to detect the presence of influenza C virus.

Alere Scarborough, Inc.

Class I - Dangerous

Risk of false negative results due to microbial growth in the Sample Receiver of one lot of the Alere i Influenza A & B kit

Jun 26, 2015 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

IMPAX Agility. IMPAX Agility when deployed as a departmental Picture Archiving and communications system (PACS) provides an interface for the acquisition, display, digital processing, annotation, review, printing, storage and distribution of multimodality medical images, reports and demographic information for diagnostic purposes within the system and across computer networks.

AGFA Healthcare

Class I - Dangerous

Firm received a complaint that the hospital had sent two accession numbers over the same morning and on the Agility side the patient name was incorrect.

Jun 26, 2015 Diagnostic Equipment View Details →

BD Flow Cytometers; used on all BD FACSCount, BD FACSCalibur, BD FACSCanto, BD FACSCanto II, BD LSR II, BD LSRFortessa,BD FACSAria, BD FACSAria II, BD FACSAria Ill, BD lnflux, BD FACSArray,BD Pathway 855, BD Pathway 435 and all SORP instruments. BD Biosciences Flow cytometers for the enumeration of tissue and biological fluid samples such as blood and blood components.

BD Biosciences, Systems & Reagents

Class I - Dangerous

Instruments installed between June 2007 and September 2011 do not contain labeling pursuant to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Guidance on Laser Products- Conformance with IEC 60825-1 and IEC 60601-2-22 (Laser Notice No. 50).

Jun 15, 2015 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

0210-312-000-Woundcare Replacement kit with soft tip; 0210-318-000; Woundcare Replacement with fan tip; 0210-318-100- Woundcare Replacement Kit; 0210-318-200-Woundcare Replacement with retract coax tip. Accessory to Stryker InterPulse Irrigation System, used for wound debridement, soft tissue debridement, and cleansing of medical, clinical, or surgical sites.

Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker

Class I - Dangerous

Potential sterility breach in the packaging.

May 8, 2015 Surgical Instruments Nationwide View Details →

Etac Supporter toilet armrest Etac Supporter toilet armrests are foldable and have comfortable rounded grips for the hands. Supporter is simple to mount without the need for any tools. It fits both floor and wall mounted toilets. If space around the toilet is limited either armrest can easily be detached. Supporter includes seat ring and lid.

Etac Supply Center Ab

Class I - Dangerous

The Supporter toilet armrest has two Fast Nuts fixing the product to the toilet porcelain. The firm has reports of the two Fast Nuts coming loose and causing the Supporter to become unsteady.

Jun 15, 2015 Other Medical Devices Nationwide View Details →

Helical Blade Inserter for Trochanteric Fixation Nail-ADVANCED (TFNA); intended to secure the head element to the head element inserter to prevent disengagement during head element insertion. Manual orthopedic surgical instrument.

Synthes (USA) Products

Class I - Dangerous

The height of one of the three guiding pins of the Helical Blade Inserter for the TFNA is oversized. The Helical Blade Inserter is therefore unable to pass through the Blade/Screw Guide Sleeve (part 03.037.017).

Jun 10, 2015 Surgical Instruments Nationwide View Details →

Breas Vivo 50 Home Care Ventilator Product Usage: Respiratory Care

Breas Medical AB

Class I - Dangerous

Unintended treatment termination could result from a keypad malfunction in some situations. The device erroneously interprets this as a Stop Treatment Instruction. An alarm will not sound, or be registered. Accessories and monitoring equipment connected to the Vivo 50 will stop functioning as the device enters stand-by mode.

Nov 7, 2014 Patient Monitors Nationwide View Details →

The FLOW-i Anesthesia System Axillary O2 and Suction Module, Device Part number: 66 79 847 FLOW-i Anesthesia System: Is indicated for administering inhalation anesthesia while controlling the entire ventilation of patients with no ability to breathe, as well as in supporting patients with a limited ability to breathe.The system is intended for use in a wide range of population: from neonatal to adult patients. The system is intended for use in hospital environments, except for the MRI environment, by healthcare professionals trained in inhalation anesthesia administration. Auxiliary O2 and Suction Module: Is an option available for the FLOW-i Anesthesia System. The module contains two main parts: Flowmeter unit: The intended use of the flowmeter is to provide oxygen for patient therapy. Suction unit: The intended use is to extract body fluids from the stomach and airways.

Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales

Class I - Dangerous

Maquet has identified that in some FLOW-i Anesthesia System Auxiliary O2 and Suction Modules, the suctioning function cannot be activated or controlled by the suction unit on/off switch leading to a decrease or loss of suctioning capability of the modules.

Mar 2, 2015 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →