Bard Access Systems is recalling one lot of 16 Fr HemoStar XK Long Term Hemodialysis Catheters because they were identified with an incorrect expiration date, 03/2015 rather than 10/2013.
Medical Devices Recalls
Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.
Siemens has confirmed that the Stratus(R) CS Acute Care(TM) D-Dimer CalPak calibrator lots 502058002 and 501318002 may exhibit SLOPE or CALCV error messages (instrument errors), which indicate calibration failures.
Should a battery with the minimum contact diameter (.51 inches) be placed on the battery spring (.53 inches), an electrical circuit will not be completed and the Mini-Infuser will not operate. The reason being that the Mini-Infuser Battery Spring has a flat contact that measures .53 inches Âŋ.01 inches on the inner diameter of the spring coil. The IEC 60086-2 and ANSI 08 standards specify a minimum
Software anomaly may result in incorrect values and interpretations. The initial vital signs reading will display accurately on the Cisco Health Presence Vitals tab and the OnePlace tab. However, subsequent vital signs readings will only update on the Cisco HealthPresence Vitals tab and within the OnePlace database, but will not update under the OnePlace tab, and thus, will not provide current vit
Philips SureSigns VSi/VS2+ patient monitors may not be properly secured and may fall from the wall mount
Customers were not following the labeled assay procedure. This was due to a letter issued to them in 2004 from Phadia GmbH, which indicated that customers could omit the pre-wash step. The omission of the pre-wash step, when combined with a change in material source in kit lot #0067, caused elevated results.
Biomet 3i conducted a recall on the device Low Profile Abutment, Non-Hexed Castable Cylinder due to some packages labeled LPCCC1, Hexed Castable Cylinder possibly containing LPCCC2, Non-Hexed Castable Cylinders.
CIDEX OPA, High Level Disinfectant Solution, Glutaraldehyde-free (0.55% ortho-phthaladehyde) solution. The CIDEX OPA solution is intended for automated and manual cleaning and disinfection.
Advanced Sterilization Products
The recall was initiated because Advanced Sterilization Products has discovered instances of missing labels on bottles of CIDEX OPA Solution, Part # 20390 manufactured between May 2011 and April 2012.
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.
EXCELART Vantage, Atlas, and Titan MRI Systems, MRT-1503 and MRT-1504. Imaging of the Whole Body, Fluid Visualization, 2D/3D Imaging, MR Angiography/MR Vascular Imaging, Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent Imaging, Perfusion I Diffusion Imaging, and Proton Spectroscopy.
Toshiba American Medical Systems
The status display in the sequence queue window may not change from "Current" to "Done".
Sunquest Laboratory Versions 6.4 and later using Microbiology Result Entry
Sunquest Information Systems
The recall was initiated because Sunquest has confirmed that the Sunquest Laboratory versions 6.4 and later while using Microbiology Result Entry (MRE), the specimen ribbon containing the Accession Number (AN) and the Battery Name may be missing or contain the wrong information.
The systems all have a similar table control board. It has been found that this board may cause the table position to be incorrect if the table cradle is moved manually. This is referred to as "Free" mode in the operation manuals. If this error does occur it is possible that the patient could be scanned at an incorrect position.
Sunquest Laboratory LabAccess Results Workstation (LARS)
Sunquest Information Systems
The recall was initiated because Sunquest has confirmed that the Sunquest Laboratory LabAccess Results Workstation (LARS) may file results to the wrong patient by incorrectly combining results.
STERIS has been actively seeking devices for quick connect revalidation projects. STERIS was unable to obtain two (2) of the needed devices; these two devices represent the design of seven (7) models in one quick connect. Due to the unavailability of these two validation devices, STERIS will remove 7 models from the labeling of QKC1692E and will re-label all QKC1692Es in the field..
On 6/16/2010 Unimed Surgical Products, Inc., 10401 Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33777 initiated a recall of the Medline Industries, Inc. Electrosurgical electrodes used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue due to concerns of sterility.