Customed products are being recalled because of compromised sterility, not limited to potentially damaged packaging. Serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.
Medical Devices Recalls
Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
Significant compromised sterility, not limited to potentially damaged packaging. Serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.
Units of GDC 360 coils, Target coil and Gateway PTA Balloon Catheter were shipped to US customers beyond the expiration date.
Significant compromised sterility, not limited to potentially damaged packaging. Serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.
Philips Healthcare made changes to the design of the connection between multifunction electrodes and their HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx AEDs. The failure to connect may result in a delay of therapy, which could result in patient death or serious injury.
Significant compromised sterility, not limited to potentially damaged packaging. Serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.
Customed products are being recalled because of compromised sterility, not limited to potentially damaged packaging. Serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.
MAS CardioImmune XL, level 1 (lot CXL16011), is showing vial-to-vial variation for the analytes Creatine Kinase-MB (CK-MB) and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-32 (BNP-32).
8MM RESANO FORCEPS,; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.
Intuitive Surgical
Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions can cause surface degradation of the housing and/or accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.
BrightView product code: 882478 BrightView X product code: 882480 BrightView XCT product code: 882482 and 882454
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland)
Software issues
8MM,MICRO BIPOLAR FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.
Intuitive Surgical
Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions can cause surface degradation of the housing and/or accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.
8MM PERMANENT CAUTERY HOOK,; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.
Intuitive Surgical
Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions can cause surface degradation of the housing and/or accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.
8MM, CARDIAC PROBE GRASPER; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.
Intuitive Surgical
Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions can cause surface degradation of the housing and/or accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.
Potential failure of AlignRT to assert interlock.
8MM,POTTS SCISSORS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.
Intuitive Surgical
Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions, can cause surface degradation of the housing; and/or, accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.
To provide clarifying instructions relating to the assembly/disassembly of the Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor with/from TM tibial Impactor Pads due to complaints regarding Tibal Impactor pad fracture.
8MM,LONG TIP FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.
Intuitive Surgical
Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions can cause surface degradation of the housing and/or accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.
Certain lots of the reagent cartridges show confirmed positive bias averaging 0.4% Hemoglobin A1c units and occasionally up to 1.0% HbA1c units for patient samples when compared to the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP). QC samples may exhibit a similar bias.
Two nonconforming parts of the Titanium Polyaxial Reduction Head for Titanium Matrix Spine Screws may have been inadvertently packaged and shipped. It is believed that the inner diameter of the Reduction Head may not have been machined to the correct specification.
All packages of Falope Ring Band Applicator kits are being recalled due to compromises in sterile packaging that could be associated with bacterial contamination that might lead to patient infection.