Carestream Health Inc. has issued a recall for the Carestream DRX-Evolution (FF WS and CSJ WS) and the Kodak DirectView DR 7500 System due to the potential for unexpected device movement.
Medical Devices Recalls
Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
VITROS Chemistry Products COCM Reagent
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Inaccurate quality control results.
An incorrect reagent was packed with an in vitro diagnostic kit, which may cause an increase in unresolved results or false negative results for Clostridium difficile in patient samples.
ADAC ARGUS Gamma Camera Systems & ADAC CIRRUS Gamma Camera Systems. Distributed by Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland)
The recalling firm determined that visual inspections of the fork joints behind the detector that are conducted during six month preventive maintenance (PM) may not detect small cracks or deficiencies in the fork weldment.
Incorrect instructions for use (IFU).
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC has recalled the Compensator Slider Lamda 6x20 component utilized on Standard Pathology Microscopes due to misalignment of the lambda plate.
Complaints were received regarding variability in recovery of QC and patient results with certain lots of the Dimension Vista CSA Flex reagent cartridges.
Carestream Health Inc. has issued a recall for the Carestream DRX-Evolution (FF WS and CSJ WS) and the Kodak DirectView DR 7500 System due to the potential for unexpected device movement.
After evaluation of 13 complaints(0.4% rate) for hyper-extension of the Zimmer Segmental System, Zimmer is updating the related surgical technique and instructions for use to provide additional instructions and patient conditions that may place excessive loading on the polyethylene insert.
Cartridges may contain individual discs which were not impregnated with antibiotic.
After evaluation of 13 complaints(0.4% rate) for hyper-extension of the Zimmer Segmental System, Zimmer is updating the related surgical technique and instructions for use to provide additional instructions and patient conditions that may place excessive loading on the polyethylene insert.
Intermittent noise on ECG and/or Respiration waveforms associated with movement of the ECG cable connector on the DASH, PDM, and/or Tram Module. May result in reduced ECG, Respiration and arrhythmia detection performance.
RADIOMETER become aware that if the ABL90 FLEX is tilted, this may potentially cause a negative bias on sodium (Na+) results.
A circuit in use was occluded by a blue port cap that was inadvertently attached to the circuit as a result of an internal inspection error and will cause occlusion of gas flow.
In a very rare occurrence an intended movement of the SimView NT simulation system components could not be stopped with usual hand control or the collision detection functionality.
AMS-530 7 Microbore Trifurcated Extension sets Product Usage: Intravascular administration set.
Churchill Medical Systems
Defective component may cause extension sets to leak.
Bard Access Systems is recalling various Low Profile Port with 6.6 Fr Single Lumen Broviac Catheter because a small number of Silicone catheters in the may be undersized to 5.3 Fr instead of 6.6 Fr as stated in the labeling for the device.
Covidien is correcting labeling to clarify the operational life of the oxygen sensor (O2 sensor), PN 4-072214-00 used in the Puritan Bennett" 840, and PN, G-062010-00, used in Puritan Bennett" 740, and760 ventilator systems. The Operators Manual for PB840 states a nominal life of one year and the Addendum incorrectly states 2 years.
Under extremely rare circumstances, a patient result that had been previously disabled may be released without proper review. (Disabled Test in CentraLink System or Aptio System May Become Enabled in CentraLink System.)
Computed Tomography X-Ray System (Brilliance CT Big Bore Oncology & Brilliance CT Big Bore Radiology) Distributed by Philips Healthcare System, Cleveland, OH. Produces cross-sectional body images by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland)
Machine Name in TumorLOC Basic Mode is obscured. When TumorLOC is in Basic Mode and Set Vertical Laser equals Yes, the Machine Name label and field are covered by the controls above it. The Machine Name cannot be viewed or changed.