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ESSENTIO Pacemaker

Boston Scientific

Class I - Dangerous

Boston Scientific has identified a subset of active pacemaker and CRT-Ps systems with an elevated potential for early pacemaker replacement due to hydrogen-induced accelerated battery depletion.

Sep 10, 2018 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

HipLOC Hip Fracture Fixation System-Hiploc System 135¿ Plate 38 mm Barrel 4 Hole Plate Item Number: 2110-135-004 Product Usage: The HipLOC Compression Hip Screw may be used primarily for fixation of bone fractures. Specific indications include open reduction and internal fixation of a wide variety of fractures of the proximal femur: intracapsular fractures, intertrochanteric fractures and subtrochanteric fractures

Biomet UK

Class I - Dangerous

HipLOC System Plate Barrel due to an undersized bore on the HipLOC plate barrel, can result in the lag screw not fitting through the barrel

Aug 9, 2018 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

Zimmer Natural Nail Tibial Nail - Yellow 8.3mm, Model Number 47249534008 Product Usage - The Zimmer Natural Nail System is intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone. Indications for the Tibial nails include the following in the tibia: Compound and simple shaft fractures Proximal, metaphyseal and distal shaft fractures Segmental fractures Comminuted fractures Fractures involving osteopenic and osteoporotic bone Pathological fractures Fractures with bone loss Pseudoarthrosis, non-union, mal-union and delayed union Periprosthetic fractures Surgically created defects such as osteotomies. Product Usage - The Zimmer Natural Nail System is intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone. Indications for the Tibial nails include the following in the tibia: Compound and simple shaft fractures Proximal, metaphyseal and distal shaft fractures Segmental fractures Comminuted fractures Fractures involving osteopenic and osteoporotic bone Pathological fractures Fractures with bone loss Pseudoarthrosis, non-union, mal-union and delayed union Periprosthetic fractures Surgically created defects such as osteotomies.

Zimmer Biomet

Class I - Dangerous

The item is labeled as an 8.3mm, but it is actually a 12 mm.

Jul 30, 2018 Implants & Prosthetics View Details →

Model 3300 LATITUDE(TM) Programming System Product Usage - The Boston Scientific LATITUDE Programming System is intended for use in hospital and clinical environments to communicate with Boston Scientific implantable systems. The software in use controls all communication functions for the Pulse Generator (PG). Detailed software applications instructions can be found in the associated product literature for the PG being interrogated.

Boston Scientific

Class I - Dangerous

There is a potential for the Pacing System Analyzer (PSA) to exhibit unintended cross-chamber stimulation.

Sep 10, 2018 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

VITEK(R) 2 AST-P655, For susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus spp. Enterococcus spp., ad S agalactiae against specified antimicrobials, REF 421913 Product Usage: VITEK¿ 2 is an automated system consisting of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast. The VITEK¿ 2 utilizes growth-based biochemical patterns to determine identification. The VITEK¿ 2 provides minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) results for most organism/drug combinations as well as a category interpretation (S, I, or R) consistent with accepted criteria.

bioMerieux

Class I - Dangerous

Routine internal review of Device History Records identified six VITEK(R) 2 AST card lots were manufactured with less drug (gentamicin) than required for the Gentamicin High-Level Resistance (ghlr01n) screen test due to an error when making 1500mL and 2000mL media well preparations (solutions).

Aug 13, 2018 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

VITEK(R) 2 AST-P640, For susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus spp. Enterococcus spp., ad S agalactiae against specified antimicrobials, REF 418579 Product Usage: VITEK¿ 2 is an automated system consisting of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast. The VITEK¿ 2 utilizes growth-based biochemical patterns to determine identification. The VITEK¿ 2 provides minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) results for most organism/drug combinations as well as a category interpretation (S, I, or R) consistent with accepted criteria.

bioMerieux

Class I - Dangerous

Routine internal review of Device History Records identified six VITEK(R) 2 AST card lots were manufactured with less drug (gentamicin) than required for the Gentamicin High-Level Resistance (ghlr01n) screen test due to an error when making 1500mL and 2000mL media well preparations (solutions).

Aug 13, 2018 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →

Makoplasty RIO Standard System; Ethernet to Fiber Optic Converter Catalog # 200933 Product Usage: The Partial Knee Application (PKA), for use with the Mako System, is indicated for use in surgical knee procedures, in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to rigid anatomical bony structures can be identified relative to a CT based model of the anatomy. These procedures include Unicondylar knee replacement and/or patellofemoral knee replacement.

Mako Surgical

Class I - Dangerous

Communication-connection error.

Dec 27, 2017 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →
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