Medical Devices Recalls

A small piece of the stylet sheath has the potential to shear off upon removal of the stylet from the tracheal tube.

Potential for misinterpretation of the graphic display of the Blood Volume ( BV) slope

Plum A+ infusion system pole clamp assemblies were discovered to be cracked. If the knob on the pole clamp assembly is cracked, the infuser cannot be attached to the IV pole since the knob is used to tighten and loosen the grip of the pole clamp to the pole.

Potential for fracture of the tip of the product. The fractured tip is approximately 4mm x 7mm x 3.5mm in size. Retained tip may result in: pain, soft tissue irritation, soft tissue damage, or increased wear due to contact with the fractured tip; Revision surgery to remove the fractured tip

The interface fails to send abnormal flags for Reference Lab test results.

Five customer complaints were received for the same batch of Trident PSL Shells (part number 540-11-50E lot 49073501) alleging that when the packages were opened there were no dome holes plugs present.

A hardware update to replace the old PCB Assembly, Head Driver-G41 with PCB with overcurrent protection as a result of reports of the electric board inside the gantry showing signs of overheating, including thermal damage and smoke emission.

N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), when administered in therapeutic concentrations for the treatment of acetaminophen overdose, interferes with the assays for these analytes: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30. NAC interference may lead to falsely low results.

Unintended detector and gantry movement due to software issues.

Combination of CTVision with syngo RT Therapist / syngo RT Oncologist 4.3.SP1 automatic registration in Adaptive Targeting might result in wrong offset calculations. Applying this offset can lead to patient mistreatment. Cone Beam imaging is not affected by this problem.

Certain product codes and lot numbers of Kits with Biopatch Dressing were packaged with the incorrect size Biopatch Dressing. No risk to patients is anticipated.

Some Miethke Shunt System accessories may have an incorrect MR safety symbol on the shelf box label. The label should have NO symbol but instead is marked with the MR conditional symbol. The product is MR unsafe. This information is only required to be in the Instructions for Use (IFU).

Potential for failure of the pouch packaging seal at high altitudes.

N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), when administered in therapeutic concentrations for the treatment of acetaminophen overdose, interferes with the assays for these analytes: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30. NAC interference may lead to falsely low results.

Potential for a balloon leak in all lots of (CTS-1000) manufactured since August 2014.

There is the potential for the height adjustable handle to dislodge due to failing locking mechanisms on specific identified chairs.

The lot failed pH specification.

If the SpO2 or RRa value is violating the respective alarm limit at the time of switching to monitoring mode, the monitor does not issue visual and audible alarms.

N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), when administered in therapeutic concentrations for the treatment of acetaminophen overdose, interferes with the assays for these analytes: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30. NAC interference may lead to falsely low results.

There is a risk that during the transfer of an image and navigation data to the Brainlab Curve Image Guided Surgery Navigation System after a CT scan, an error may occur, causing either no navigation data or incorrect navigation data being transferred to the curve.