Customers have reported that when separating an individual package from its attached grouping, the adjacent package has opened, compromising its sterile barrier properties.
Medical Devices Recalls
Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
Presource PBDS, Major Abdominal, Kit, Circulator
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. MIcroScan MICroSTREP plus Type 1 B1027-201 panels. .MICroSTREP panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility of aerobic nonenterococcal streptococci (including Streptococcus pneumoniae) and Haemophilus spp.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Customer complaint investigation confirmed the issue of false skipped wells and false susceptible misreads with A. agalactiae affecting multiple antimicrobial agents on MicroScan Microbiology Systems.
Presource PBDS, Total Knee, Kit, Circulator
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.
KARL STORZ Photodynamic Diagnosis (PDD) D-Light C System, Instruction Manuals: PDD Telescopes, Tricam SL II, and PDD Camera Heads. Used as an optional accessory to white light cystoscopy when used in combination with the diagnostic imaging drug Cysview.
Karl Storz Endoscopy America
The recall was initiated because Karl Storz has confirmed that the Photodynamic Diagnosis (PDD) D-Light C System instruction manuals have important safety-related changes.
Presource PBDS, Extremity, Kit, Circulator
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.
Cypress Medical Products LLC, MediChoice Umbilical cord clamp, sterile; single use; Distributed by Owens & Minor, Mechanicsville, VA. The product is used to clamp the umbilical cord after childbirth.
Cypress Medical Products
Cypress Medical Products LLC is voluntarily recalling one lot of the Owens and Minor (O&M) Umbilical Cord Clamps because recent complaints indicate the clamps are breaking upon use. The product may not perform as intended.
The Trial Head may come loose from the implant stem during manipulation of the arm during surgery. To date, no adverse events have been reported related to this issue and this recall is not being initiated as a result of adverse events.
Spinal Elements has initiated a recall for the Mercury Spinal System due to a raw material issue.
Spinal Elements has initiated a recall for the Mercury Spinal System due to a raw material issue.
Presource PBDS, Knee Arthroscopy, Kit, Circulator
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.
Unable to pass catheter through outer sheath during embryo transfer
Presource PBDS, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Anesthesia Circuit, Kit
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.
Presource PBDS, General Laparoscopy, Kit, Circulator
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.
Stryker Orthopaedics has received a report indicating that the scale of the AxSOS Calibrated Drill Bit 4.3,,X263mm, flat , manufactured by Stryker Osteosynthesis, is incorrect. The incorrect scale could result in the surgeon selecting a screw that is 10mm longer than intended.
Battery level lower then 2.4 volts results in corrupt history log and loss of data for preview therapy's parameters and causes an 11/004 error resulting in the pump not being able to be used.
There is a potential for lead damage due to the use of the lead cap provided in DBS and Dystonia kits. Medtronic has received reports of DBS leads being damaged at the connector end of the lead when the lead cap is used. The connector end of the lead is the end of the lead connected to the lead extension. Tightening or loosening of the setscrew may twist the setscrew connector block and may damag
There have been approximately 2% of the x-ray generators manufactured between February 2012 and November 2012 returned due to errors. These generators showed the type of defect that indicates poor contact of HT transformer power pin. The defect is a bent connector associated with the generator.
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a Reformat Image Flip Issue associated with GE MR Products. The axial and coronal reformatted images from a sagittal 3D series (such as with applications of FSPGR-3D T1, BRAVO T1, or CUBE T1) of over 126 slices may display a left-to-right image flip . In addition, the acquired sagittal images may be annotated with left-right location annotation revers
When using the SERVO-i on battery power, in a very small number of cases, some battery modules distributed after January 31, 2010 have a shorter battery run time than expected.