Medical device recalls

Product not approved for release for US distribution

Product not approved for release for US distribution

The device may emit smoke or ignite.

The device was not cleared for U.S. distribution.

The bending section of the URF-V2 may crack, resulting in an abnormal shape or abnormal angulation of the bending section.

Arterial Blood Sampler sterility cannot be guaranteed throughout the shelf life of the product.

Falsely high or delayed patient and QC results may occur due to low end imprecision. VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products FSH, LH and Prol Reagents Low End Imprecision. Low-level quality control (QC) and patient samples at the low end of the Measuring (Reportable) Range when using VITROS FSH, LH and Prol Reagent. Calibration failures, driven by imprecision observed with Calibrator Level 1.

Falsely high or delayed patient and QC results may occur due to low end imprecision. VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products FSH, LH and Prol Reagents Low End Imprecision. Low-level quality control (QC) and patient samples at the low end of the Measuring (Reportable) Range when using VITROS FSH, LH and Prol Reagent. Calibration failures, driven by imprecision observed with Calibrator Level 1.

Falsely high or delayed patient and QC results may occur due to low end imprecision. VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products FSH, LH and Prol Reagents Low End Imprecision. Low-level quality control (QC) and patient samples at the low end of the Measuring (Reportable) Range when using VITROS FSH, LH and Prol Reagent. Calibration failures, driven by imprecision observed with Calibrator Level 1.

Eight units manufactured before June 2019 have exhibited weld failures breaching the sterile barrier after prolonged use.

Errors and inconsistencies that were identified in the Instruction for Use (IFU), Emergency Responder Guide (ERG), and Patient Manual (PM) for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Higher than normal "No Call Internal Control failures" due to a missing reagent within a small subset of the extraction tray lot.

Products in this lot may have compromised barrier seals, introducing a risk to sterility.

Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Convenience kits contain one or more swab/swabstick drug products, manufactured by Professional Disposables International, that are subject to a drug recall due to uncertainty of the adequacy of the validation of the test methods used to manufacture the drug products.

Wrong compression material - Template Ultra Quick matrix Material was packaged instead of the Heavy Body viscosity as indicated on the outer packaging of the 12PK

It was reported that a JOURNEY II BCS Femoral OXIN LT SZ5 was in a box labelled as a LEGION NARROW PS OXIN SZ 6N RT.

Randox have realigned CK-MB Calibrator, CK2393, lot number 4410CK. Calibrating with the new value will cause a positive shift of approximately 6% with both Quality Controls and Patient Samples.

Performance concerns for the CMV IgM analyte. Analyte has demonstrated variable elevated background depending on the handling of the reagent pack.

There is a potential that the proximal marker may separate from the imaging catheter

Firm discovered a firmware memory leak with a supplier-manufactured component.

Firm discovered a firmware memory leak with a supplier-manufactured component.

Heater within the Verigene System may be outside of established temperature limits for assays which could result in false negative results.

Atlas Stim Headbox (ASHB) was delivered to US customers under a premise that the device had an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and was for research use only, but the manufacturer does not have an approved IDE by the FDA. The product has not undergone electrical safety testing and has not received regulatory clearance.

ULTRAtab Laboratories recalled Acetaminophen and electrolyte tablets that were later placed into Total Resources Intl kits. Acetaminophen and electrolyte tablets were recalled due to a Fluid Bed Drier exhaust system breach, which presents the possibility of cross-contamination where the potential contaminations are well known API's at well below efficacious dose levels.