Medical Device Recalls: FDA Device Safety Alerts And Recall Notices

Augmentation devices failed bacterial endotoxin testing.

The system labeling (user manual and online labeling) did not provide adequate directions for lay users to act on the E-5 error code. The error code description and recommended actions for the E-5 error code in the labeling do not: (a) clearly emphasize that an E-5 error code could represent a very high blood glucose level, and (b) prominently convey the appropriate immediate actions, such as contacting a healthcare professional. This could lead to a delay in treatment if the user does not seek medical attention immediately when receiving an E-5 error code and experiencing symptoms of high glucose.

A delay in results may occur. When clinical chemistry analyzer calibration monitor with PC installed with Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express is open beyond15 minutes may lead to: Reagent Blank and calibration databases not opening errors: CAL History DB Open Error.., RB History DB Open Error..; system will stop analyzing, firm service must visit to apply software solution; may lead to delay in diagnosis and/or patient treatment

Confirmed customer complaints indicating that GEM PAKs (cartridges) for the GEM Premier 5000 may experience an increased incidence of Process Control Solution Not Detected (PCSND) errors during warm-up, including consecutive occurrences, resulting in GEM PAK ejection and requiring insertion of a new GEM PAK. iQM2 is an active quality process control program designed to provide continuous monitoring of the entire testing process. Thus, if a GEM PAK completes AutoPAK Validation following warm-up, it may remain in use. Consecutive GEM PAK ejections during warm-up may prolong turnaround times, potentially delaying results. In such cases, patient management may require reassessment once results are available. While many GEM PAKs continue to perform as intended, consecutive ejections may increase the likelihood of operational disruption, highlighting the importance of advance planning where feasible to help minimize impact.

The device does not bear a unique device identifier.

The potential for an implant with a plateau screw where the bushing could detach from the screw shaft due to a longitudinal fracture.

Ongoing investigations identified additional instances of the device Generator remaining in a blinking phase waiting to recognize the transducer. Damage to the transducer plug and/or generator receptacle may cause these issues.

Behind-the-ear sound processer packaging label is different then included product.

Mis-wired component-the improperly wired component can result in additional noise on the power supply output. Noise on the ultrasonic input circuit is not consistent with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards and may decrease the overall reliability of the system and result in delay of treatment. It was discovered that additional serial numbers of ShockPulse generators may also have the mis-wired component. As a result, this is expanding the action to the additional impacted devices.

Gelatin sealed woven polyester prostheses devices, designed for vascular repair, were incorrectly labeled with an additional month of shelf life. Device expiry should have been calculated from gel impregnation (date of manufacture) but it was incorrectly calculated from device packaging.

The potential of out-of-range results and an underestimation of the free protein S level in normal patient plasmas. The defect only affects normal-range values.

Ongoing investigations identified additional instances of the device Generator remaining in a blinking phase waiting to recognize the transducer. Damage to the transducer plug and/or generator receptacle may cause these issues.

The potential for the needle tip to be dull/blunt, difficult to advance, and/or break.

The potential for the needle tip to be dull/blunt, difficult to advance, and/or break.

The firm has identified that the battery runtime and cycle specifications contained in the devices Instructions for Use (IFU) need to be updated.

Falsely depressed UAlb patient results may occur. Affected samples with any urine albumin concentration above the UAlb measuring interval >40.0 mg/dL may report values between 6.2 mg/dL and 40.0 mg/dL.

The firm has identified that the battery runtime and cycle specifications contained in the devices Instructions for Use (IFU) need to be updated.

Under certain workflows, patient information shown in the viewer may not match the images displayed on Centricity Universal Viewer Zero Footprint Client (ZFP) with versions ZFP v6.0: SP11.6, SP11.6.0.1 and SP11.6.1 on systems with Patient Timeline installed,

Software defect, which allows the system to accept erroneous, non-monotonous calibrations for Spline-type assays. Cobas pro integrated solutions is an automated analyzer, intended for running qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative clinical chemistry and immunochemistry assays, as well as ion-selective measurements. When an erroneous calibration is active, the instrument fails to calculate new values and instead repeats the last successfully calculated result from any Spline-type assay for all subsequent measurements, leading to identical and erroneous patient and QC results. The defect could lead to patients receiving erroneous lab results, which could result in a remote risk of serious adverse health consequences. The following assays use spline type calibration and are affected by this issue: Cystatin C Gen.2, Ferritin Gen.4, Lipoprotein (a) Gen. 2, Lipoprotein (a) molarity, Vancomycin Gen.3, Kappa Free Light Chains Partner Channel, Lambda Free Light Chains Partner Channel, and fCAL turbo Partner Channel.

A potential weakness has been identified in the probe body, so that, in a specific production batch, liquid may leak from the terminal part of the casing near the cable.

There is the potential for the length of the trocar shaft to be too long.

Toric Implantable Collamer for correction/reduction of myopia in phakic eyes with astigmatism were labeled as 12.1 mm length but are 12.6 mm length lenses, so there is the potential for excessive vault, which may cause: Significant reduction of irido-corneal angles, Significant shallowing of anterior chamber, Patient discomfort, Elevated IOP/Angle closure, Unreactive pupil, Lens exchange/removal.

Differential pressure (dP) sensor in Impella RP devices may malfunction, causing sensor values to drift.

The potential for the needle tip to be dull/blunt, difficult to advance, and/or break.

Ongoing investigations identified additional instances of the device Generator remaining in a blinking phase waiting to recognize the transducer. Damage to the transducer plug and/or generator receptacle may cause these issues.