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Medical Devices Recalls

Medical equipment, implants, and diagnostic devices

38,779 Total Recalls

Abbott has become aware of a manufacturing issue that can result in damage to a bottle neck in some of the reagent cartridges found in the lots listed in Appendix A. If a bottle neck is damaged, it may cause a failure during the reagent loading process on the Alinity i instrument.

Nov 21, 2018 Infusion Pumps View Details β†’

Electrical failures were identified in cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) due to damaged aluminum wires. ICDs may contain electrical wire connections which may not be completely insulated. The potential patient impact could be the inability to deliver high voltage therapy. There is no available option to verify the vulnerability status for implanted devices.

Jun 20, 2019 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details β†’

Potentially affected by the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerability

Jul 10, 2019 Infusion Pumps View Details β†’
Class I - Dangerous

The User Remote Interlock Dongle provided with the E-Stop Remote is not sufficient to fully comply with the FDA's Manual Reset Mechanism requirement for laser projectors and could unintentionally expose the user and/or observers to high power laser radiation. It needs to be replaced for safety reasons.

Jul 10, 2019 Other Medical Devices View Details β†’
Class I - Dangerous

The User Remote Interlock Dongle provided with the E-Stop Remote is not sufficient to fully comply with the FDA's Manual Reset Mechanism requirement for laser projectors and could unintentionally expose the user and/or observers to high power laser radiation. It needs to be replaced for safety reasons.

Jul 10, 2019 Other Medical Devices View Details β†’

During manufacturing, the screw stop ledge was not made to specification and location within the abutment, resulting in the screw head seating deeper in the abutment with no positive stop.

Feb 26, 2019 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details β†’

The protective material used in the manufacture of the products could potentially provide inadequate protection for the product user. Use of the products could expose the user to scatter radiation of varying degrees depending on many different variables (e.g., distance, shielding, position, time, kV, etc.). Long-term exposure to scatter radiation may increase the risk of cancer, infertility, or other health-related conditions.

Jun 7, 2019 Other Medical Devices Nationwide View Details β†’

Reports of higher than anticipated positivity rate for patients tested using IgM Kit. Some negative samples may be reported as positive for IgM antibodies to Rheumatoid Factor.

Feb 21, 2018 Diagnostic Equipment View Details β†’

These Instructions for Use has missing instructions related to the checking and changing of the application site procedure.

May 8, 2019 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The protective material used in the manufacture of the products could potentially provide inadequate protection for the product user. Use of the products could expose the user to scatter radiation of varying degrees depending on many different variables (e.g., distance, shielding, position, time, kV, etc.). Long-term exposure to scatter radiation may increase the risk of cancer, infertility, or other health-related conditions.

Jun 7, 2019 Other Medical Devices Nationwide View Details β†’

The protective material used in the manufacture of the products could potentially provide inadequate protection for the product user. Use of the products could expose the user to scatter radiation of varying degrees depending on many different variables (e.g., distance, shielding, position, time, kV, etc.). Long-term exposure to scatter radiation may increase the risk of cancer, infertility, or other health-related conditions.

Jun 7, 2019 Other Medical Devices Nationwide View Details β†’

The protective material used in the manufacture of the products could potentially provide inadequate protection for the product user. Use of the products could expose the user to scatter radiation of varying degrees depending on many different variables (e.g., distance, shielding, position, time, kV, etc.). Long-term exposure to scatter radiation may increase the risk of cancer, infertility, or other health-related conditions.

Jun 7, 2019 Other Medical Devices Nationwide View Details β†’