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Medical Devices Recalls

Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices

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Vascular Solutions, SuperCross Microcatheter, Sterilized using ethylene oxide, Rx Only, Model numbers 5300 - 5307, 5324, 5325, 5329, 5332, 5336, 5340, and 5341. Product Usage: The SuperCross catheter is intended to be used in conjunction with steerable guidewires to access discrete regions of the coronary and/or peripheral vasculature. It may be used to facilitate placement and exchange of guidewires and other interventional devices and to subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostic and therapeutic agents

Vascular Solutions

Class I - Dangerous

Vascular Solutions, Inc has discovered a potential problem with a number of lots of Supercross microcatheters. A potential for surface contamination on aged catheters was observed during in-house testing.

Jan 29, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

Pro Time Microcoagulation System/ Pro Time 3 Cuvette, Pro3-4, Pro3-25, and Pro3-50. International Technidyne Corporation. The Pro Time Microcoagulation System is a portable battery operated instrument with a disposable cuvette for quantitative determination of prothrombin time from fingerstick whole blood or anticoagulant free venous whole blood.

International Technidyne

Class I - Dangerous

Some Pro Time3 Test Cuvettes within a specified lot range may recover lower than expected Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) results.

Sep 28, 2012 Surgical Instruments Nationwide View Details →

LPS Diaphyseal Sleeves Product Usage: The LPS Diaphyseal Sleeves are used with the LPS System which is an end-stage revision knee product that allows surgeons to reconstruct severe soft tissue and bony defects.

DePuy Orthopaedics

Class I - Dangerous

DePuy Orthopaedics is initiating a voluntary recall of the LPS Diaphyseal sleeve because the product has the potential for fracture at the taper junction. The LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve to Diaphyseal Sleeve Base taper connection may not be sufficient to accommodate potential physiologic loads that may be transferred to the junction during normal gait activities by some patients.

Jan 4, 2013 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

MAYFIELD¿ Composite Series Base Unit Standard, Model (A3101), Rx ONLY, Integra LifeScience Corporation, 4900 Charlemar Drive, Building A, Cincinnati, OH 45227 The MAYFIELD¿ Base Units are intended to be used to support a patient during diagnostic examination and/or surgical procedures where a rigid support between surgical table and headrest, or skull clamp is necessary, positional freedom is required and where X-ray imaging modalities will be used.

Integra LifeSciences

Class I - Dangerous

Integra determined there is a possibility that the Base Units may break during use.

Dec 21, 2012 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

The Lumenis VersaCut Tissue Morcellator Product Usage: is intended for use under direct or endoscopic visualization for the morcellation and removal of dissected tissue during pelviscopic, laparoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgical procedures whenever access to the surgical site is limited.

Lumenis Limited

Class I - Dangerous

Lumenis Ltd is recalling certain models of VersaCut Morcellator devices to perform corrective labeling as a result of three reported events of air embolism secondary to incorrect reversal tubing system hook-up.

Jan 2, 2013 Surgical Instruments Nationwide View Details →

GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B650. The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 is a multi-parameter patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas and intra-hospital transport within a professional healthcare facility. The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 is intended for use on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and on one patient at a time.

GE Healthcare

Class I - Dangerous

GE Healthcare has become aware of potential issues associated with the CARESCAPE Monitor B650. There have been no reported illnesses or injuries that have occurred with the use of the device.

Sep 30, 2011 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

Mindray DS USA, Inc., DPM Central Monitoring System with ambulatory Telepack. Part numbers: 300BF-PA00002, and 300BF-PA00003 (DPM Central Monitoring System) 115-006908-01, -03, -04 (DPM software upgrade kit). The DPM Central Monitoring System transfers information between DPM Central station and other networked devices.

Mindray DS USA, Inc. d.b.a. Mindray North America

Class I - Dangerous

Mindray has identified a software anomaly that may where, in the presence of an asystole, the Telepack ECG waveform may produce a unique step pattern (instead of a flat line) if Lead 1 or V is being utilized for detecting cardiac arrhythmia.

Nov 28, 2012 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →

Aesculap(R) - Miethke Shunt System, FT040T - Control Reservoir Set w/Distal Catheter and FT075P 0 Ventric Cathet, w/Stylet and RT-ANG Guide Central Nervous System Shunt and Components intended to shunt cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricles of the brain into the peritoneum.

Aesculap

Class I - Dangerous

The deflector may not move freely on the ventricular catheter. The deflector comes pre-positioned at the 5 cm mark on the catheter. In some cases the surgeon will want to adjust the deflector to a different location on the catheter before placing it in the ventricle. There is a small percentage of cases where aggressively attempting to adjust the deflector has a potential to cause the catheter

Jun 4, 2012 Surgical Instruments Nationwide View Details →

Foam Electrodes with Carbon construction: P/N 201-1261, Cat Nos.: 201-126, 203-678, and 400-856, 1.5" x 3.5" Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010 P/N 201-1271, Cat Nos.: 201-127, 202-093, 203-483, 203-565, 203-673, and 400-873, 2" x 2" Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010 P/N 201-1281, Cat Nos.: 201-128, 202-277, 203-675, and 400-873, 2" Round Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010 P/N 201-1291, Cat Nos.: 201-129, 203-677, and 400-882, 3" Round Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010 P/N 201-1301, Cat Nos.: 201-130, 203-679, and 400-855, 1.5" x 3.5" Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010 P/N 201-1371, Cat Nos.: 201-137, 202-278, 203-484, 203-681, and 400-880, 2" x 3.5" Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010 P/N 202-5671, Cat No. 202-567, 2" x 2" Electrode, Foam, All Serial Numbers distributed between 11/01/2009 and 01/31/2010. Cutaneous electrode.

NAImco Inc

Class I - Dangerous

Electrode Socket Terminal pulling away from the electrode lead wire when the electrical stim lead wire was removed.

Nov 30, 2009 Other Medical Devices View Details →

Viterion TeleHealth Monitor Model Number V100-BGM, Product Code 81842478 (US) -- Physiological patient monitor (without arrhythmia detection or alarms) . Viterion V100, V100-BGM and V500 Telehealth Monitors transfer medical information.

Viterion TeleHealthcare

Class I - Dangerous

Viterion telehealth monitors do not transmit "HI" (above the meter's measurable range) and "LO" (below the meter's measurable range) blood glucose readings from Bayer's Contour Elite XL blood glucose meters, or from Roche's Accu-Chek Advantage 03 and 04 meters to healthcare professionals.

Nov 15, 2012 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details →