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Multi Absorber Original, Disposable M1173310 Multi Absorber Original, Disposable, package of 6 pcs, GE Healthcare Finland Oy Made in US Rx Only The GE Healthcare Multi Absorber Original, Disposable is a disposable product intended for use with the GE Healthcare Advanced Breathing System (later ABS), the GE Healthcare EZchange manifold, the GE Healthcare Compact Block, and the GE Healthcare Compact Block II (later Compact Block). The Multi Absorber should only be used with air, oxygen, nitrous oxide, halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, desflurane and sevoflurane. The device is intended to be used under constant attention of qualified professional healthcare personnel. Class I

Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to air leakage associated with the CO2 Multi Absorber.

GE Healthcare, LLC 20130919 Terminated
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Puerto Rico and Internationally to Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Venezuela.
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HGE Healthcare Patient Monitor B30, Procare Monitor B20, Procare Monitor B40, and Monitor B40 K122253 (Procare Monitor B20): The PROCARE Monitor B20 is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport. The PROCARE Monitor B20 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. The PROCARE Monitor B20 is not intended for use during MRI. The PROCARE Monitor B20 monitors and displays oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure), invasive blood pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide, heart/pulse rate, respiration rate, EGG (including arrhythmia and ST segment analysis), temperature with a reusable or disposable electronic thermometer for continual monitoring. Esosophageal/Nasopharyngeal/Tymnpanic/Rectal/Bladder/Axillary/Skin/Airway/Room/Myo cardial/Core/Surface temperature, and functional oxygen saturation (Sp0 2) and pulse rate via continuous monitoring , including monitoring during conditions of clinical patient motion or low perfusion. K120598 (Procare Monitor B40): The PROCARE Monitor 840 is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport. The PROCARE Monitor 840 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. The PROCARE Monitor 840 is not intended for use during MRI. The PROCARE Monitor B40 monitors and displays oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure), invasive blood pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide, heart/pulse rate, respiration rate, ECG (including arrhythmia and ST segment analysis), temperature with a reusable or disposable electronic thermometer for continual monitoring. Esophageal/Nasopharyngeal/Tympaiic/Rectal/Bladder/Axillary/Skin/Airway/Room/Myocardial/Core/ Surface temperature, and functional oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate via continuous monitoring, including monitoring during conditions of clinical patient motion or low perfusion. K130584 (Monitor B40): The Monitor B40 is a portable multi-parameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport. The Monitor B40 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. The Monitor B40 is not intended for use during MRI. The Monitor B40 can be a stand-alone monitor or interfaced to other devices via a network. The Monitor B40 monitors and displays: ECG (including ST segment, arrhythmia detection), invasive blood pressure, heart/pulse rate, oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure), functional oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate via continuous monitoring (including monitoring during conditions of clinical patient motion or low perfusion), temperature with a reusable or disposable electronic thermometer for continual monitoring. Esophageal/Nasopharyngeal/Tympanic/Rectal/Bladder/Axillary/Skin/Airway/Room/Myocardial/Core/ Surface temperature, impedance respiration, respiration rate, airway gases (CO2, O2, N2O, anesthetic agents, anesthetic agent identification and respiratory rate) and Entropy. Product Quantity Distributed (Int) 16,061 (343 US, 15,718 OUS) Class II

Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to ECG filter settings associated with the B20/B40 V1, B30 and B40 V2 Patient Monitors. The B20, B30 and B40 Patient Monitors set the ECG filter setting incorrectly if the monitor starts with impedance respiration set in the ON position. Instead of the user selected filter, an additional 0.5 Hz high pass filter is used. The

GE Healthcare, LLC 20131011 Terminated
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) to CA, CT, FL, GA, MO, NC, NJ, PA, TX, WI and Internationally to: FRANCE, PORTUGAL, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA 7 HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA, NEW ZEALAND, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE DLVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS,. CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GABON, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARIA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, MYAMMARA, NAMBIA, NAPAL, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SENEGAL SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SIR LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, THE NETHERLANDS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZEBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, and VIETNAM.
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Helion S Exam Light or H300 The device is intended to locally illuminate an examination area of the patient's body with high intensity light in a clinic or doctor's practice. Class II

Reason: Possible fatigue failure of the plastic joint may occur after an average use of seven years.

Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc. 20130219 Terminated
Distributed: US Distribution including the states of AR, CA, CO, KS, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX and WA.
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Stryker Orthopaedics Cancellous Bone Screw Howmedica Osteonics Corp. Stryker France Both the 6.4 mm diameter, 25mm length, Cancellous Bone Screws (Cat no 2030-6525-1) and the 5.5mm diameter, 40 mm length Cancellous Bone Screws (Cat no 2029-5540-1) are cleared for use in Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), when implanting Stryker's Hemispherical Cluster Hole Acetabular Shell Systems and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) when implanting Stryker's Series 7000 Standard Tibial Tray systems. The use of bone screws, during both THA and TKA are intended as supplemental fixation. Class II

Reason: Stryker received a report from the field indicating that a 5.5 mm Cancellous Bone Screw 40 mm was identified in packaging associated with a 6.5 mm Cancellous Bone Screw 25 mm.

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 20131001 Terminated
Distributed: Nationwide Distribution
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VerifyNow IIb/IIIa Test, 10-Test Kit, Catalog No. 85310, 10 tests/box; 690 total tests. The VerifyNow IIb/IlIa Test is a semi-quantitative, whole blood platelet function test used to measure glycoprotein (GP) lIb/IlIa receptor blockade in patients treated with abciximab or eptifibatide. VerifyNow lIb/IlIa Test results should be interpreted in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory data available to the clinician. The VerifyNow System is a turbidimetric based optical detection system which measures platelet-induced aggregation. The system consists of an instrument, a disposable test device and quality control materials. The VerifyNow lIb/IlIa Test is a semi-quantitative, whole blood platelet function test used to measure glycoprotein (GP) lIb/IlIa receptor blockade in patients treated with abciximab or eptifibatide. Class II

Reason: Accumetrics is recalling the VerifyNow IIb/IIIa 10-Test because it contains incorrect information for the amount of time in which to perform the test following collection of the patient sample. The correct instruction is to perform the test within 15 minutes of collecting the patient sample.

Accumetrics Inc 20131114 Terminated
Distributed: Nationwide Distribution including NY, PA, DC, CT, IN, NJ, AR, TX, AZ,and NM.
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Opal Orthodontics by Ultradent. Avex CX2 Ceramic Orthodontic Brackets Avex CX2 ceramic brackets are intended for use in orthodontic treatment. Class III

Reason: Ultradent Products Inc. is recalling various lots of Avex CX2 Orthodontic Brackets because the design control process was not complete prior to distribution.

Ultradent Products, Inc. 20131119 Terminated
Distributed: Nationwide Distribution including UT, CA, WA, VA, OH, and TN.
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NexGen¿ Complete Knee Solutions Stemmed Tibial Component Precoat NexGen Tibial Baseplates are part of the NexGen systems of semi-constrained, non-linked condylar knee prosthesis. The device is indicated for patients with severe knee pain and disability due to: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis; Collagen disorders, and/or avascular necrosis of the femoral condyle; Post-traumatic loss of joint configuration, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction or prior patellectomy; Moderate valgus, varus, or flexion deformities. Class II

Reason: Two complaints were received in which it was reported that the stem would not lock into the tibia. Evaluation of the returned device found that the stemmed portion of the tibial plate would not hold the stem as the connection was too loose. The taper diameter was found to be oversized by .010.

Zimmer, Inc. 20131031 Terminated
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states of CA, IN, OH, GA, WI, IA, NE, NJ, PA, NY, MD, NC, AZ, NM, TX, CO, IL, AL, MI, WA, FL and KS, and the countries of China, Japan and Taiwan.
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Aesculap GNI161 Bipolar Foot Control Product Usage: The Aesculap Bipolar Coagulator is intended for use in surgery to generate electrical power for bipolar instruments. Bipolar coagulators are used in neurosurgery, ENT surgery, urology, laparoscopy, and plastic surgery. Class II

Reason: Complaints were received for the GN161 Bipolar Foot Control reporting that the bipolar energy did not stop after release of the foot control.

Aesculap, Inc. 20130910 Terminated
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide and countries of: Austria, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan.
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AMSCO¿ Evolution¿ steam sterilizer Transfer Carriage. Product Usage: Mobile, wheeled transportation unit utilized to carry, load, & unload the Loading Car into and out of steam sterilizer units. Class II

Reason: The firm discovered that unlatching can occur when overloaded transfer carriages are pulled or maneuvered incorrectly or with excessive force.

Steris Corporation 20131018 Terminated
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide in the states of: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MI, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY and the District of Columbia including the countries of: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Guam, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Venezuela.
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Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Tibial Base Component Sizes 1-6 Total ankle arthroplasty is intended to provide a patient with limited mobility by restoring alignment, reducing pain and preserving the flexion/extension movement within the ankle joint.The Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle is indicated as a total ankle replacement in primary or revision surgery for patients with: " Rheumatoid arthritis. " Post-traumatic arthritis. " Degenerative arthritis. This device is intended for cemented use only. Class II

Reason: As part of routine manufacturing process monitoring by Zimmer, it was discovered that the Tibial Base and Talar Components from the Total Ankle system have the potential of containing elevated levels of manufacturing materials residue on the implants. The specific material was found to be mass media utilized during the manufacturing process to provide the uniform surface finish. This mass media

Zimmer, Inc. 20131112 Terminated
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, and Italy.
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