Reason: Sekisuki Diagnostics has issued a Product Correction for certain lot numbers of the OSOM C. difficile Toxin A/B Test Kit, because it has been determined that there is potential for false negative results.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and the countries of UK, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Kuwait, Poland, Spain, India and RomaniaReason: A post market safety review following several customer complaints indicated additional clarification was necessary in the Midfoot Fusion Bolt Technique Guide to reduce potential for bolt back-out or migration by emphasizing the need for supplemental fixation.
Distributed: Nationwide Distribution, including the states of MI, PA, SC, IA, MA, CA, WI, IL, and KS.Reason: There are artifacts appearing on the Tracker images during threshold-triggered bolus scans with protocols using a Rotation Time of 0.4 seconds.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR,TN, TX, UT, VA, VT and WV., and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Vietnam.Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the spotfilm device power assist handle. There is a potential for the internal bolts on the power assist handle to be loose or to loosen and/or fall out. This issue, if present, can result in a loss of calibration and offset of the power assist handle and/or, under extreme condition, sticking of the handle in the ON p
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwided) including DC., and the countries of AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, GERMANY, CHANA, GUATEMALA, ICELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, RUSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and UNITED KINGDOM.Reason: Siemens determined that if an autosampler rack jam error occurs during operation of an ADVIA 2120/2120i connected to an ADVIA Autoslide, it is possible that the next slide processed by the Autoslide could be labeled with the wrong sample identification information.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and Vietnam.Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving unresponsive buttons on the display of the Engstr¿m ventilator and the Aespire View, Aisys, and Avance anesthesia machines. As a result of a manufacturing issue, the buttons on the left, right, and bottom keypads may not always detect button presses. This may result in the inability to access certain menu functions wh
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of US: AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NV, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, WY, and WI and the countries of AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COST ARICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAHHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MAURITITUS, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, and VENEZUELA.Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Avance, Avance CS2, and Aisys anesthesia devices. While operating in Pressure Control Ventilation Volume Guarantee (PCV-VG) mode, the affected products may produce an over delivery tidal volume when given a unique sequence of user inputs and a collapsed bellows (partially filled circuit). Exposure to excessiv
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico except DE, ME, NM, RI, and VT, and the countries of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA , MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION,SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, URUGUAY, and VENEZUELA.Reason: During final testing of the Draeger Fabius GS Premium, Fabius OS, and Fabius Tiro anesthesia machines, some units did not pass the high voltage test and the minimum clearance between an electrical component and the unit housing was not maintained for some from a specific batch.
Distributed: Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Rumania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam, White Russia Turkmenistan.Reason: Bard Peripheral Vascular is recalling specific lots of Bard Lifestent Solo Vascular Stent because they have determined a higher incidence rate of partial stent deployment associated with their use.
Distributed: US Nationwide Distribution.Reason: End users of the DeVilbiss Disposable Suction Container/Filter had exposed the bacterial filter cartridge to fluid, thereby occluding the filter and rendering it unusable.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - USA and the countries of Mexico and Canada.