Medical Devices Recalls

Ethicon Endo-Surgery is initiating a voluntary recall for LIGACLIP¿ 10mm M/L Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier (ER320) due to potential clip formation and feeding issues which may result in improper clip formation, vessel damage and/or insufficient occlusion of the vessel or other structure

Edwards is recalling certain lots of Rigid Suction Wands because they discovered plastic particulate inside the sterile pouch and within the internal diam ether of the wand.

The safety margin values detailed in the Engineering Design were entered incorrectly into the programming software. Handpieces that have been programmed with the incorrect parameters could result in unintended activation. There is a potential for injury to the patient or user as a result of unintended forward or reverse activation. There is also the potential that the handpiece may not reach 100

Hospira has received reports of customers experiencing air-in-line alarms related to administration sets that have a drip chamber with a ball valve. Preliminary investigation findings found that there is a potential for the ball valve to not seal the drip chamber as intended, leading to air in the line of the administration set.

Terumo discovered through its own testing that CDI 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System software contains inaccuracies associated with a software algorithm, and a software update has been developed to address this issue and a premarket notification (K130425) has been submitted to the agency. Once clearance is received for this premarket notification from the US FDA, Terumo CVS will implement the

Miscalibrated Fill Level Sensor may affect dosing level

Current product labeling band data sheets state that FBS Pharma Grade and FBS/FBS Native are pure Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). These products may contain added adult Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)of United States origin, water, and/or cell growth promoting additives. All other FBS products, as listed below, including FBS Gold and FBS Standard, described as specialty sera', may contain adult BSA of Un

STAAR Surgical Company is recalling a limited number of nanoFLEX CC4204A and Afinity CQ2015A intraocular lenses due to the potential presence of glass particles in the storage vial.

St. Jude Medical has informed your doctor that a number of cases have been reported in which discomfort associated with heating occurred at the device site while patients were using the Charging System to charge their spinal cord stimulator. In three cases, patients received a burn to the skin (one second-degree and two first-degree burns) at the implant site. As of June 30, 2012, St. Jude Medica

Baxter Healthcare is recalling certain ExactaMix automated compounding devices due to the complementary metal oxide semi-conductor battery failure resulting in resetting the internal clock of the device to midnight December 31, 2010.

One of the rods in each of two test constructs did not meet fatigue requirement as outlined in ASTM F1717-04 dynamic compression testing 5 million cycles.

Lancets were not sterilized within the dose range established by sterilization validation.

Terumo discovered through its own testing that CDI 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System software contains inaccuracies associated with a software algorithm, and a software update has been developed to address this issue and a premarket notification (K130425) has been submitted to the agency. Once clearance is received for this premarket notification from the US FDA, Terumo CVS will implement the

Terumo discovered through its own testing that CDI 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System software contains inaccuracies associated with a software algorithm, and a software update has been developed to address this issue and a premarket notification (K130425) has been submitted to the agency. Once clearance is received for this premarket notification from the US FDA, Terumo CVS will implement the

Terumo discovered through its own testing that CDI 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System software contains inaccuracies associated with a software algorithm, and a software update has been developed to address this issue and a premarket notification (K130425) has been submitted to the agency. Once clearance is received for this premarket notification from the US FDA, Terumo CVS will implement the

A recall was initiated by Technidata because use of symbols (less than or equal to or greater than or equal to or any other symbol) in Microsoft Word reports when using electronic transmissions of results by of HPRIM (including HPRIM Medecin via Kermit) or HL7 must be absolutely prohibited. Such symbols are not supported by the Microsoft Word interface used by the Histology/Cytology software and

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC is recalling the Polarizer D component used in All upright ZEISS microscopes (Axio Imager, Axio Scope.A1, Axio Lab.A1) due to Misaligned Full-Wave (Lambda) Plate.

The firm initiated a voluntary recall of the BC Distractor Body which is part of the Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) Distractor System, due to a mis-alignment issue. There have been instances reported within the impacted lots in which the slot in the barrel of the BC distractor was rotated such that it was not possible to attach the B-type and C-type foot plates.

STAAR Surgical Company is recalling a limited number of nanoFLEX CC4204A and Afinity CQ2015A intraocular lenses due to the potential presence of glass particles in the storage vial.

Synthes is initiating a voluntary Medical Device removal for specified part numbers and lot numbers of the Mutis Vector Distractor Pin Holding clamp, limited bone stock. The firm received complaints that the clamp and nut construct would not engage the distractor arm threads and subsequently bind. It is not likely that a serious adverse event will result due to a nonconforming clamp, however there