Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems has received several reports of malfunctions of the Air Bubble Detection System used with its heart-lung machines over the last three years. The malfunctions were expressed in various failure modes (over sensitivity, false alarms and were found to have various root causes. The malfunctions occurred in systems that were excluded from prior corrective actions or in syst
Complaints were received of gowns pilling or balling, linting and abrades, blood strikethrough and fibers falling off the gowns.
Terumo¿ Advanced Perfusion System 1 has displayed a Red X error message on multiple module icons indicating a loss or fluctuation of internal power on one side of the system's base. Terumo Cardiovascular Systems' initial investigation has determined that there may be more than one cause for the malfunction and is investigating further to determine the root cause. Potential risks with the loss or
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems has received several reports of malfunctions of the Air Bubble Detection System used with its heart-lung machines over the last three years. The malfunctions were expressed in various failure modes (over sensitivity, false alarms and were found to have various root causes. The malfunctions occurred in systems that were excluded from prior corrective actions or in syst
Firm became aware of the potential for breakage of the anti free flow clip catch, located on the inside of the pump door, when the IV set anti free flow clip is incorrectly inserted into the pump and the pump door forced closed. If the clip catch is broken and the door opened, free flow protection is still ensured. However, after the set is manually removed from the pump without the closure of t
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems has received several reports of malfunctions of the Air Bubble Detection System used with its heart-lung machines over the last three years. The malfunctions were expressed in various failure modes (oversensitivity, false alarms and were found to have various root causes. The malfunctions occurred in systems that were excluded from prior corrective actions or in syste
The recall was initiated because Critical Diagnostics has confirmed that it is possible to obtain inaccurate test results for specimens when using the Presage ST2 Assay kits.
GE Healthcare has become aware of a software issue on the interface of the mobile radiographic product, Optima XR200amx, ond Optima XR220amx related to Visual indication as mandated by the US Code of Federal Regulations (21CFR) and IEC 60601-1-3.
Potential for increase level of artifacts to appear as large, spherical and easy to distinguish or small & more difficult to distinguish from gram positive cocci.
Complaints were received of gowns pilling or balling, linting and abrades, blood strikethrough and fibers falling off the gowns.
Hitachi discovered a software error in the Reconstruction Status function that creates a potential risk that a patient study will not be fully reconstructed. When multiple reconstructions are queued for processing, if a queue is suspended and the task order changed, the second queue may not reconstruct the full range of slices. This may result in missing diagnostic data.
The GMF-RC65 Replacement Surgical Headlight Cable for Cogent Microlink falls outside of the firm's 510k due to light transmitting fiber material difference.
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems has received several reports of malfunctions of the Air Bubble Detection System used with its heart-lung machines over the last three years. The malfunctions were expressed in various failure modes (over sensitivity, false alarms and were found to have various root causes. The malfunctions occurred in systems that were excluded from prior corrective actions or in syst
In the Abbott Molecular Bar Code Scanner User's Guide, List Number 6L88-02/09, the section Modifying the Keyboard Format for Bar Code Scanner LN 6L89-01 contains incorrect bar codes that can prevent the correct configuration of the bar code scanner language format. The Abbott m2000 System is intended for use in performing nucleic acid testing in clinical laboratories. It is comprised of the Ab
GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue due to incorrect alignment of fused CT and PET images associated with the CT/PET fusion capabilities of your Volume Viewer and CT/PET Fusion application. Volume Viewer allows two studies (one PET and one CT) that are registered in the same spatial domain to be viewed simultaneously in fused mode. The two images should be aligned to th
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) received two complaints related to the Gas System for the Terumo Advanced Perfusion System 1. Both were reported instances of users experiencing difficulty adjusting the System 1 Gas System local flow control knob.
Incorrect patient shift directions when the Setup reference dialog is printed out when the DICOM coordinates option is enabled for reports.
The general purpose electromagnetic sensor was incorrectly calibrated causing potential variability in the projected position of the needle path with the ultrasound device.
Firm officials reported to CIN-DO that for this device, in the labeling on the inner Tyvek peel pouch, the letter 'E' in Electrosurgical was turned into an 'X' and the number '5" of the (mm tips) was turned into a '0'. This affected the description and some of the text of the labels. However, it did not t affect the Part Number and Lot Number on the label.
CSI has initiated a recall on specific lot numbers of Stealth 360-degree Orbital Atherectomy devices which have the potential for an insufficient crown solder bond that may result in the crown becoming detached from the driveshaft.