Medical Devices Recalls

Fracture or breakage of the spinal fixation arm at the downtube instrument if the 90 degree angle is not met when using the removal key with the spinal fixation system. Redesign of removal key.

Microcatheter product label on the carton is missing the microcatheter product drawing/illustration.

May have the potential for leakage at the housing component of the stopcock, may result in delay or interruption in treatment, exposure to infusate and biohazardous material, under dosing/under infusion, contamination and/or air ingress.

Product fails to meet the performance claims quoted on the kit insert: Manual Procedure when calibrating using the standard provided in the kit, the change in absorbance is lower than expected generating internal quality control results high outside range; Cholesterol (CHOL) Instrument Specific Application using the recommended calibration material CAL2351, the product fails to meet its linearity performance claim quoted on the kit inserts. The linearity is reduced by up to -35% however Quality Control results will still fall within assigned ranges. This may lead to delayed results.

Insufficient clamping force of the cross connectors in the spinal surgical system which may lead to movement of the connectors on the rods and/or microparticle abrasion.

Insufficient clamping force of the cross connectors in the spinal surgical system which may lead to movement of the connectors on the rods and/or microparticle abrasion.

Packaging seal integrity not validated resulting in a lack of sterility assurance.

There is a risk that blind screws of the modular tibial component cannot be loosened intraoperatively. This may lead to prolongation of surgery due to an intraoperative change in procedure.

There is a potential for fluid leak inside the Ventana HE 600 instrument which could result in electrical short and fire

The plate cutter is unable to meet sterilization requirements when it is sterilized in a double-wrapped configuration according to the Option 1 Steam Sterilization parameters detailed in instructions for use

Isopure received a report of a hazardous incident involving a device which had experienced an electrical short that resulted in a thermal event, damaging some of the device components. The firm is alerting customers to electrical safety measures that can be taken to prevent such events from occurring.

Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect orientation of image on the first examination due to an issue in the firmware of the Wallstand VS2 board. The system will rotate the amplimat field selection by 90 degrees. The wrong amplimat field selection may cause an incorrect dose of radiation to occur. Additionally, the anatomic position markers may become mispositioned and could potentially be associated with the opposite side of the anatomy. (Updated 1/30/23) Expansion of the root cause to include incorrect amplimat field selection by 90 degrees following the first exposure using Wallstand VS2 and a subsequent system restart. Previously, this issue only occurred following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting.

Following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting and then switched to Wallstand VS2, operators will see an incorrect orientation of image on the first examination due to an issue in the firmware of the Wallstand VS2 board. The system will rotate the amplimat field selection by 90 degrees. The wrong amplimat field selection may cause an incorrect dose of radiation to occur. Additionally, the anatomic position markers may become mispositioned and could potentially be associated with the opposite side of the anatomy. (Updated 1/30/23) Expansion of the root cause to include incorrect amplimat field selection by 90 degrees following the first exposure using Wallstand VS2 and a subsequent system restart. Previously, this issue only occurred following a system restart where the Table Height 2 (TH2) is the default setting.

Due to battery cap deterioration, this may potentially result in an incomplete battery circuit (similar to when battery cap is not attached) and a loss of power/functionality of the insulin infusion pumps.

Due to battery cap deterioration, this may potentially result in an incomplete battery circuit (similar to when battery cap is not attached) and a loss of power/functionality of the insulin infusion pumps.

There is a risk that blind screws of the modular tibial component cannot be loosened intraoperatively. This may lead to prolongation of surgery due to an intraoperative change in procedure.

Executing a voluntary discontinuation and removal of parallel plate applicators due to an increase complaint rate for adverse event Paradoxical Hyperplasia (HP) during the 2019 to 2021 timeframe.

Between March 2, 2021 and December 31, 2021, the product label used in production did not contain the "Rx Only" statement as required.

Executing a voluntary discontinuation and removal of parallel plate applicators due to an increase complaint rate for adverse event Paradoxical Hyperplasia (HP) during the 2019 to 2021 timeframe.

The LAS-100 Laser system may detect an inoperable hardware component during power up, which results in an error code and the system not being operable until code is cleared.