Medical device recalls

Wire sets of certain devices were assembled with adhesive on the contact wires, which may impede conductivity and could cause failure

Wire sets of certain devices were assembled with adhesive on the contact wires, which may impede conductivity and could cause failure

During assembly, an SRS Humeral Distal Body implant failed to engage correctly at the point of reduction with a Discovery Elbow System Humeral Condyle. A mismatch between the screw holes in the Humeral Body & Elbow Condyle affects assembly during surgery. If the product has already been implanted, no action is required. The mismatch is estimated to prevent screw engagement in less than 1% of cases.

A probable mislabeling of the product: a different-sized product is referenced on the product packaging label (i.e. 2.5 cm (width) x 7.6 cm (length)) while the actual product inside the box is 2.5 cm (width) x 15 cm (length).

The firm received complaints of error messages that occurred during routine impedance checks on Proclaim DRG IPGs, model 3664. Some complaints were also associated with transient over stimulation which created discomfort for the patients.

Belts on the x-axis (and on the y-axis, to a lesser extent) manufactured from 2015 are showing premature failure, posing the remote risk of cross-contamination.

The extender that is packaged with the SwishTapered" and SwishPlus" Implant may have been packaged in the incorrect position (upside down in the plastic retainer).

The extender that is packaged with the SwishTapered" and SwishPlus" Implant may have been packaged in the incorrect position (upside down in the plastic retainer).

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Products do not contain the Central Venous Catheter Placement Procedures Note or the Central Line Insertion Checklist, which is a tool intended to guide clinicians in the use of best practices during central line insertions.

Bovie Medical is issuing a correction to address incomplete insertion of the J-Plasma(R) handpiece cable plug into the generator receptacle resulting in an incomplete helium seal. The potential exists for patient fluid backflow into the handpiece and the generator receptacle leading to risk of cross-contamination if the generator is reused.

Bovie Medical is issuing a correction to address incomplete insertion of the J-Plasma(R) handpiece cable plug into the generator receptacle resulting in an incomplete helium seal. The potential exists for patient fluid backflow into the handpiece and the generator receptacle leading to risk of cross-contamination if the generator is reused.

Bovie Medical is issuing a correction to address incomplete insertion of the J-Plasma(R) handpiece cable plug into the generator receptacle resulting in an incomplete helium seal. The potential exists for patient fluid backflow into the handpiece and the generator receptacle leading to risk of cross-contamination if the generator is reused.

Bovie Medical is issuing a correction to address incomplete insertion of the J-Plasma(R) handpiece cable plug into the generator receptacle resulting in an incomplete helium seal. The potential exists for patient fluid backflow into the handpiece and the generator receptacle leading to risk of cross-contamination if the generator is reused.

Bovie Medical is issuing a correction to address incomplete insertion of the J-Plasma(R) handpiece cable plug into the generator receptacle resulting in an incomplete helium seal. The potential exists for patient fluid backflow into the handpiece and the generator receptacle leading to risk of cross-contamination if the generator is reused.

Certain lots may be missing information at the bottom of the lid including the lot number, expiration date, and Unique Device Identification (UDI) information.

A misaligned pipette tip sensor poses the remote risk of cross-contamination when failing to cause a no-tip error, resulting in pipetting patient samples without pipette tips.

Certain systems may have leaking of the plastic coolant couplings, the liquid can enter into the flat panel detector leading to a failure of the detector. It may be necessary to cancel or restart the treatment or transfer the patient to an alternate or another system.

The firm has initiated a field recall of the Wash1 Kit REF 10680 due to reported inconsistent Lipase values when analyzing patient samples. The firm's internal investigation identified the underlying cause to be an ineffective wash solution resulting in an interference carryover from the triglyceride (TRIG) assay if they are on the same worklist.

Certain patient table systems may have a missing or incorrectly installed snap ring that could cause the bolt to slide out of its base and the tabletop carriage to slide to the floor.

Ethicon discovered that specific lots of DERMABOND"PRINEO"System may not dry within the specified time after proper application, and thus may fall off.

Certain catheters could have a compromised catheter shaft due to a manufacturing defect which could result in some delamination of the catheter shaft including during introduction of the catheter into a vascular access introducer.

1 Cuff catheters were incorrectly configured and labeled as 2 Cuff product and placed into these dialysis kits.