Reason: Boston Scientific CRM manufacturing quality system recently discovered test artifacts (related to shock charge time) in a small number of implantable defibrillators (ENERGEN DR ICD model E143) which require further investigation. While these devices successfully passed all manufacturing tests and met all requirements, they showed a slightly longer charge time than other devices during a manufactu
Distributed: US distribution in the state of Tennessee.Reason: Stryker has received reports from customers indicating post-operative fracture of the pin that connects the tulip head to the plate body.
Distributed: Nationwide Distribution.Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an incident where the wrong part of the patient body was scanned during a CT standalone exam with the Discovery NM/CT 570c
Distributed: US Distribution in the state of CT.Reason: The Instructions for Use (IFU) for the MobileDiagnost wDR fails to comply with a Federal standard. The IFU does not provide tolerance levels for several generator values as required by 1020.30(h)(3).
Distributed: US Nationwide Distribution including Puerto RicoReason: TCVS is taking action to update the Operators Manual with the specific instructions to respond to this condition and will issue a labeling addendum for current users. In the event of a false high pressure alarm condition occurs that displays a "999" pressure reading and results in stopping a pump, this pressure display can be cleared and the pump re-started by disconnecting the pressure transducer from the system.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of :AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MSMT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and countries of AUSTRALIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE),Hong Kong,Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,Philippines, CHILE,Malaysia, South Korea, BELGIUM,Japan,Mexico,CANADAReason: TCVS is taking action to update the Operators Manual with the specific instructions to respond to this condition and will issue a labeling addendum for current users. In the event of a false high pressure alarm condition occurs that displays a "999" pressure reading and results in stopping a pump, this pressure display can be cleared and the pump re-started by disconnecting the pressure transducer from the system.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of :AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MSMT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and countries of AUSTRALIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE),Hong Kong,Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,Philippines, CHILE,Malaysia, South Korea, BELGIUM,Japan,Mexico,CANADAReason: Siemens issued a Customer Safety Notice to inform customers of a potential problem when using syngo.plaza. In some instances, it can happen that the laterality information in mammography images is not displayed and these images may not be properly aligned to mammography segments.
Distributed: Nationwide distribution: FL, MA, KS, NY, OH, PA, TX and WI.Reason: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (TCVS) has become aware that an Advanced Perfusion System 1 (APS1) Centrifugal Pump 'Service Pump' message may occur due to user induced motor movement. In this instance, the APS1 will identify the movement (as it is designed) and display a Service Pump message error. The user might interpret this as a pump which requires service rather than a message displayed due to pump movement while not activated.
Distributed: Worlwide Distribution - US Nationwide: AL,AR,AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL,GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA , MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and the countries of: AUSTRALIA,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE),Hong Kong, onesia,Singapore,Taiwan,Thailand, Philippines,CHILE, Malaysia,USA,South Korea,BELGIUM,Japan,Mexico,CANADAReason: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (TCVS) has become aware that an Advanced Perfusion System 1 (APS1) Centrifugal Pump 'Service Pump' message may occur due to user induced motor movement. In this instance, the APS1 will identify the movement (as it is designed) and display a Service Pump message error. The user might interpret this as a pump which requires service rather than a message displayed due to pump movement while not activated.
Distributed: Worlwide Distribution - US Nationwide: AL,AR,AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL,GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA , MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and the countries of: AUSTRALIA,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE),Hong Kong, onesia,Singapore,Taiwan,Thailand, Philippines,CHILE, Malaysia,USA,South Korea,BELGIUM,Japan,Mexico,CANADAReason: Edwards Lifesciences is recalling certain lots of the EndoReturn Arterial Cannula that were built with an incorrect component. This component can create a performance problem with the IntraClude IntraAortic Occlusion device.
Distributed: US Nationwide including Canada and VA sites.