Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts
Medical Devices Recalls
Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices
Philips Brilliance iCT Computed Tomography X-Ray System; Model # 728306; UDI #s (01)00884838059474(21)100783, (01)00884838059474(21)100848
Philips North America
The bolt affixing the cooling unit to the rotor was not tightened to specification on the Philips Brilliance iCT systems.
During an FDA audit, it was discovered that the product was not properly registered with FDA.
There is a potential that IV administration sets contain a 15 drops/mL drop cannula instead of a 10 drops/mL drop cannula within the drip chamber. An infusion set with an incorrect drop cannula could result in inaccurate delivery of the intended infusion volume (under-delivery). This could result in under-delivery of critical medication which may lead to serious adverse health consequences.
The filter installed onto the tube set may have the incorrect pore size.
Restorations crack during the sintering process.
Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts
The FlexLab Centrifuge Module loading algorithm may lead to unbalanced loads which could damage the centrifuge.
Packages of abutments (universal base) may contain an incorrect screw. While the screw will tighten, it cannot be guaranteed that the screw will not loosen. In case the screw loosens the abutment should be retightened with the correct screw.
Probe, 9 FR AUTOLITH; NTI Catalog Number 9-900-54 - Product Usage: Probes are used for the fragmentation of urinary/renal and biliary calculi.
Northgate Technologies
As part of an investigation into a biocompatibility test discrepancy where a lot failed biocompatibility testing.
Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts
Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts
There is a potential that IV administration sets contain a 15 drops/mL drop cannula instead of a 10 drops/mL drop cannula within the drip chamber. An infusion set with an incorrect drop cannula could result in inaccurate delivery of the intended infusion volume (under-delivery). This could result in under-delivery of critical medication which may lead to serious adverse health consequences.
da Vinci SP Instrument Arm Drape. REF 430013-12 QTY 1 Pouch
Intuitive Surgical
The instrument drape may tear while draping the Patient Side Cart presenting a breach in the sterile barrier.
The firm became aware of a manufacturing variation in which black and green reloads in select Stapler Reloads may not deploy individual adjacent staples, which could result in an incomplete staple line. Failure of a incomplete staple like could potentially lead to an air leak or an anastomotic leak which may require an additional procedural intervention.
Packages of abutments may contain an incorrect screw. While the screw will tighten, it cannot be guaranteed that the screw will not loosen. In case the screw loosens the abutment should be retightened with the correct screw.
The firm has discovered an issue associated with some Transesophageal (TEE) transducers that were not properly programmed during manufacturing. As a result, the system is unable to correctly measure the temperature on the distal tip of the transducer. This issue may result in affected transducers not initiating auto-cool during use which could result in patient injury
Sterile drapes packaged in an unsealed pouch.
ARCHITECT C Peptide Calibrator - Product Usage: used as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with abnormal insulin secretion including diabetes mellitus.
Abbott Laboratories
Error in the renewal documentation process for license in Mexico. All in date ARCHITECT C Peptide Reagents, Calibrators and Controls are being recalled until a new license is obtained.
After a recent upgrade to the collimator software version 8.5, the firm became aware that the multi-leaf collimator leaves did not move during an arc treatment. The issue is related to a transient carriage primary- secondary interlock due to carriage fault on the MLC that immediately preceded the initiation of the arc treatment. The issue will occur only with MLC software version 8.5 and only affects conformal arc treatments, including VMAT and RapidArc. There have been no reports of adverse health consequences due to this issue.