Medical Device Recalls: FDA Device Safety Alerts And Recall Notices

units manufactured in a limited time period may emit electromagnetic noise beyond the acceptable limits for RTCA application specified in RTCA DO-160G Chapter 21, Equipment Category M.

These lots of reprocessed catheters may contain small particles of residual material. If affected devices are used, there is a risk of inflammatory response, systemic infection, or granulomatous reaction or thrombus reaction which may lead to cerebral or pulmonary embolism, or deep vein thrombosis. Expansion of recall Z-2610/2614-2025

Under certain conditions, the table may move unexpectedly when the Reset Geometry button is pressed - even when a table lock is active.

These lots of reprocessed catheters may contain small particles of residual material. If affected devices are used, there is a risk of inflammatory response, systemic infection, or granulomatous reaction or thrombus reaction which may lead to cerebral or pulmonary embolism, or deep vein thrombosis. Expansion of recall Z-2610/2614-2025

Under certain conditions, the table may move unexpectedly when the Reset Geometry button is pressed - even when a table lock is active.

A smaller open suction catheter, the 8 Fr Suction Catheter, may have been packed within the kit instead of the required 14 Fr Suction Catheter. Use of the smaller size catheter may result in hypoxia and/or respiratory failure related to partial or full airway obstruction. Airway obstruction may require immediate emergent medical intervention to prevent respiratory failure or death. Other potential outcomes include prolonged procedure, airway irritation, or prolonged dyspnea.

Under certain conditions, the table may move unexpectedly when the Reset Geometry button is pressed - even when a table lock is active.

These lots of reprocessed catheters may contain small particles of residual material. If affected devices are used, there is a risk of inflammatory response, systemic infection, or granulomatous reaction or thrombus reaction which may lead to cerebral or pulmonary embolism, or deep vein thrombosis. Expansion of recall Z-2610/2614-2025

As part of the CT systems sub assembly, thirty-two (32) fasteners are used to attach the rotor to the bearing within the gantry. One or more of these fasteners may not be torqued to specification. If multiple fasteners are not torqued to specification, the rotor or rotor parts may become unsecured or displaced. While there has been no reported or observed event of expelled parts during gantry rotation, unsecured rotor parts may potentially be expelled.

As part of the CT systems sub assembly, thirty-two (32) fasteners are used to attach the rotor to the bearing within the gantry. One or more of these fasteners may not be torqued to specification. If multiple fasteners are not torqued to specification, the rotor or rotor parts may become unsecured or displaced. While there has been no reported or observed event of expelled parts during gantry rotation, unsecured rotor parts may potentially be expelled.

Retroactively reported; Labeling contains incorrect sizing guide for Cap, a component of the heart rate monitor.

Medline Industries, LP is issuing a recall for specific items and lots of Medline Kits containing BD ChloraPrep Triple Swabsticks which BD determined may exhibit an open seal on the packaging of the applicators.

Retroactively reported; Labeling contains incorrect sizing guide for Cap, a component of the heart rate monitor.

Due to an error when defining a new stereotactic reference that users fail to first change an already defined obsolete reference to a pre-plan reference. This may result in a treatment plan that potentially irradiates the incorrect patient location if the error is not detected by users.

Test strips and other tests including for near-patient testing, that require a 510(k) were distributed before they could be legally marketed to U.S. customers; devices may cause false or inaccurate diagnostic result by lay person and lead to inappropriate medical intervention.

There may be voids located in the seal of Tyvek pouches associated with identified catalog numbers and lots. A compromised sterile barrier has potential of bioburden contamination which could lead to infection.

Test strips and other tests including for near-patient testing, that require a 510(k) were distributed before they could be legally marketed to U.S. customers; devices may cause false or inaccurate diagnostic result by lay person and lead to inappropriate medical intervention.

Due to a software implementation error that allowed instruments arms failing an important diagnostic test to remain in clinical use. This test was supposed to be used to detect Universal Surgical Manipulator insertion axis ball screws that exhibit the symptoms of being bent and misaligned which is a precursor to potential ball screw fatigue failure/fraction

Customers may experience inaccurate test results by observing a higher frequency of classification in the indeterminate and positive zone and/or low specificity when compared back to FDA-cleared CSF ratio/PET imaging, due to falsely elevated positive ratio or falsely elevated indeterminate ratio results causing an incorrect classification of a patient as having amyloid pathology associated with Alzheimer s disease (positive result) and/or requiring more clinical testing of that patient (indeterminate result).

A customer experienced that during assembly and load testing of the device, the bolt for mounting the lifting bar broke. Upon further investigation of this customer complaint, it became clear that the defect occurs as a result of deformation of the materials involved between the lifting bar and the arm of the device. Such deformation can lead to limited mobility in the joint, which prevents proper functionality of the equipment.

Devices which did not undergo thermoforming could deform and lose performance.

Nasal feeding tube packaged without the nasal transfer tube component.

942-01-40G acetabular system package was found to contain 942-01-36H acetabular system; and several other acetabular system and knee insert devices may also have a packaging discrepancy, which may cause surgical delay to exchange devices or revision surgery.

There may be voids located in the seal of Tyvek pouches associated with identified catalog numbers and lots. A compromised sterile barrier has potential of bioburden contamination which could lead to infection.

To remove the software applications from certain CT systems as the applications have not received FDA 510(k) clearance.