APRIL 2001

WEEK ENDING APRIL 6

PRODUCT: Roche Chemstrip 9 Urine Test Strips, Catalog No. 417109. 

CODE: Lot No. 263053.

MANUFACTURER: Roche Diagnostics Corp., Indianapolis, IN.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 13,178 vials.

REASON: One of the component pads for the leukocyte test area was missing, which will result in a false negative result for leukocytes.

 

PRODUCT: DePuy PS Reusable Tourniquet Cuffs, Bier’s Block:

a) PS Reusable Tourniquet Cuff, 18 inch, Single Hose, Bier’s Block, Catalog No. 6671-50-000.  

b) PS Reusable Tourniquet Cuff, 26 inch, Single Hose, Bier’s Block, Catalog No. 6671-52-000.

c) PS Reusable Tourniquet Cuff, 26 inch, Single Hose, Bier’s Block, Catalog No. 6671-52-000. 

d) PS Reusable Tourniquet Cuff, 18 inch, Double Hose, Bier’s Block, Catalog No. 6672-50-000. 

CODE: a) Lot No. U2EAG3000; b) Lot No. U1JAE3000; c) Lot No. U2PAB3000; d) Lot No. U2EAG3000.

MANUFACTURER: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN.

DISTRIBUTION: Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Alaska, New York, Iowa, Florida, Texas, Washington, North Carolina. One account in Spain.

QUANTITY: 16

REASON: Deflation of the tourniquet cuff as a result of the hose disconnecting from the port of the cuff.

 

PRODUCT: Dash Patient Monitors, Models 2000 and 3000 a) Dash Patient Monitor, Model No. 2000; b) Dash Patient Monitor, Model No. 3000

CODE: All units.

MANUFACTURER: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, worldwide.

QUANTITY: 8,702 devices.

REASON: The monitor alarms fail to sound after 414 days of usage. 

 

PRODUCT: Flowrider Micro Catheter: a) Model No. 105-5060(1.8F); b) Model No. 105-5062 (FlowRider II); c) Model No. 105-5063(1.5F)

CODE: Serial Numbers affected by the recall are:  Model 105-5060

M980170 M980181 M980266 M980351 M980362A M980362B M980395 480134J 480334J 480334JA 490624J 500194J 500304J 500804J

510414J 510424J 510824J 510654J 520214J 520354J 480124J

Model 105-5062 FlowRider II 520594J 520894J 530014J 530444J 530974J 530984J 540254J 550904J 560374J 560374J-A 570254J

Model 105-5063 1.5F 511224J 520294J 530454J 540134J 540224J 540764J 540774J 550554J 550734J 550854J

MANUFACTURER: Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA.

DISTRIBUTION: States of CA & TX. Internationally to Australia, Denmark, Turkey, France, Italy, Switzerland, India, Japan, Korea, England, Germany, Spain, Brazil.

QUANTITY: 1,111 units.

REASON: The device fails to perform as designed.  The device may leak therapeutic agents and contrast media into the peripheral and neuro vasculature due to failure of the catheter wall.

 

PRODUCT: Accu-Chek® Advantage® meters and Accu-Chek® Voicemate®.

a) Accu-Chek Advantage I meter;

b) Accu-Chek Advantage II meter;

c) Voicemate System 

CODE: a) Model Nos. 768, 870, 800683, 800684; b) Model No. 213890; c) Model Nos. 2030802 and 3040208.

MANUFACTURER: Roche Diagnostics Corp., Indianapolis, IN.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, worldwide.

QUANTITY: 2 million.

REASON: A software problem causes the memory to store erroneous values under specific circumstances.  If the user performs a test when the meter’s internal clock registers 12:00 (midnight) - 12:10 am on the day the meter believes is Day 1 of a 7 day cycle, the test result can be incorrect. The same software problem also causes the Voicemate meters for the visually impaired to orally report erroneous values taken from the meter memory.

 

PRODUCT: Abbott Provider 5500 Infusion Pump; Abbott Provider 6000 Infusion Pump

CODE: All.

MANUFACTURER: Abbott Laboratories, Inc., San Diego, CA.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and Australia, Belgium,Canada, England, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia,Ireland, Korea,Netherlands, Switzerland, Taiwan

QUANTITY: 3,087.

REASON: The product can overinfuse in the "bolus only" mode which does not result in a failure alarm.

 

PRODUCT: a) Customized Heart Lung Perfusion Packs, 44 catalog numbers:

   #020151120, #020163509, #020295603, #020298017, #020331604, #020385603, #020394603, #020410603, #020457603, #020469510, #020878601, #020907216, #024497019, #067100001, #067105001, #067115001, #067133001, #067138002, #078132012, #078149015, #078212007, #078238005, #078274007, #078303008, #078322005, #078351007, #078385005, #078429007, #078517002, #078595005, #078595006, #078634005, #078637004, #078656003, #078713002, #078722002, #078728002, #078729004, #078733001, #078739005, #078740002. #078766003, #078838003, #078876003

b) Sterile Sample Customized Heart Lung Perfusion Packs #020824601, #020848601, #020851601, #020883602, #067153001, #078424010   

c) Bulk Sterile Purge Line #029177100 

CODE: Customized Heart Lung Perfusion Packs, 44 catalog numbers:

a) Lot #10F0323.

   Lot #06F0323, 08F0386, 10F0051, 11F0163

   Lot #06F0347

   Lot #07F0038, 10F0453

   Lot #09F0212, 09F0251, 10F0328

   Lot #10F0254

   Lot #10F0341

   Lot #10F0260

   Lot #10F0116

   Lot #10F0410

   Lot #10F0392

   Lot #06F0193, 08F0231, 10F0353

   Lot #06F0189, 08F0036, 08F0375, 10F0428

   Lot #10F0110

   Lot #11F0104 (added on 1/10/01)

   Lot #10F0080

   Lot #10F0194

   Lot #10F0389

   Lot #09F0266, 10F0362

   Lot #11F0099

   Lot #10F0024, 11F0024

   Lot #11F0030 

   Lot #06F0089, 07F0185, 08F0258, 10F0013, 10F0369

   Lot #07F0017, 08F0288, 09F0119

   Lot #08F0256, 10F0290

   Lot #07F0094, 08F0192, 09F0261, 10F0294

   Lot #10F0102

   Lot #06F0300, 07F0081, 08F0265, 10F0101

   Lot #06F0168, 07F0100, 08F0194, 10F0011, 10F0384

   Lot #06F0248, 08F0006, 09F0117

   Lot #11F0098 (added on 1/10/01)

   Lot #09F0269, 10F0286, 11F0115

   Lot #06F0005, 06F0379, 09F0195, 10F0460

   Lot #07F0003, 09F0265, 10F0461

   Lot #06F0255, 08F0346, 10F0464

   Lot #06F0159, 08F0011, 08F0348, 10F0368

   Lot #06F0151, 09F0118

   Lot #08F0180, 10F0276

   Lot #05F0004, 08F0082

   Lot #11F0111

   Lot #04F0186, 06F0165, 11F0214

   Lot #08F0253, 10F0191

   Lot #09F0002, 11F0003

   Lot #11F0210

b) Lot #06F0862MP

   Lot #08F0827MP

   Lot #08F0832MP

   Lot #09F0850MP

   Lot #09F0832MP

   Lot #09F0852MP

c) Lot #06F0600

MANUFACTURER: COBE Cardiovascular, INC., Arvada, CO.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 3673.

REASON: Plastic one-way valve located in the arterial filter purge line may break.

 

PRODUCT: Total Ossicular Reconstruction Prostheses - Wiet Flex H/A Offset Head H/A, and Causse Flex H/A Notched H/A Offset: 

a) Weit Flex H/A Offset Head H/A, Catalog No. 0515.

b) Causse Flex H/A Notched H/A Offset, Catalog No. 0518.

CODE: a) Lot No. 20365700; b) Lot No. 20355500.

MANUFACTURER: Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL.

DISTRIBUTION: PA, VA, NY, IL and OH.

QUANTITY: 44

REASON: The product labeling was switched.

 

PRODUCT: ALCYON Clinical Chemistry Analyzer. ALCYON Direct HDL.

CODE: Model Nos. 300 and 300i.

MANUFACTURER: Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Irving, TX.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and International.

QUANTITY: 1,039 units.

REASON: There is possible to obtain depressed or lower HDL Cholesterol results in some lipemic specimens when using the ALCYON Direct HDL method.

 

PRODUCT:

i-STAT Creatinine Cartridge

i-STAT Catalog No. 320100Abbott laboratory List Nos. 06F10-01, 06F10-02.

CODE: Lot Nos. P00278, P00290, P00293, P00326, T00313, T00313A, K00311, K00315, K00315A, K00316, K00316A, K00320, K00320A, and K00322B.

MANUFACTURER: i-Stat Corp. East Windsor, NJ.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, worldwide.

QUANTITY: 45,750.

REASON: A change in the manufacturing process causes these cartridges to be incompatible with the analyzers (i-STAT Portable Clinical analyzer and the Hewlett Packard Blood Analysis Module).

 

PRODUCT: Hemoclip S15 Ligating Clip Appliers, Catalog No. 523701. 

CODE: Lot No. 587161.

MANUFACTURER: Weck Closure Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC.

DISTRIBUTION: NY, RI, TX, and UT. One distributor in France.

QUANTITY: 89.

REASON: A pinhole in the sterile blister pack.

 

PRODUCT: Nitinol Laser Grasper Set, Catalog No. NLGS-030115-UDH. 

CODE: All Lot Numbers.

MANUFACTURER: Cook Urological, Inc., Spencer, IN.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, and Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and Taiwan.

QUANTITY: 225.

REASON: The cannula may separate from the PINT shaft at the proximal end inside the handle causing the handle to malfunction.

 

PRODUCT: Sample Cups for use on Roche/Hitachi and Elecsys analyzers, Catalog 40904100.  

CODE: Lot No. 714747.

MANUFACTURER: Roche Diagnostics Corp., Indianapolis, IN.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, VA hospitals in IA, MN, WA, and OH.

QUANTITY: 500,000 cups.

REASON: Some sample cups in this lot are manufactured incorrectly in that the liquid reservoir space is decreased. The decrease space could result in probe crash, compromised dead volumes and the possibility of samples being read incorrectly without a warning being sent to the system.

 

WEEK ENDING APRIL 13

 

PRODUCT: Ancure® Endograft® System

CODE: Ancure Tube System Device Part Number: 13464.

MANUFACTURER: Guidant Corporation/Endovascular Solutions , Menlo Park, CA.

DISTRIBUTION: CA.

QUANTITY: 1 unit.

REASON: Device component did not get ultrasonically washed.

 

PRODUCT: Femoral Hip Stems

CODES: A) Lat. Answer Cemented Femoral 9 x 125 mm Lateralized Stem. Part 162501, lots 314750, 385750, 462760 and 538800. 

B) Lat. Answer Cemented Femoral 11.0 x 135 mm Lateralized Stem. Part 162502, lots 013820, 087010, 138970, 138980, 156390, 207720,

241120, 252630, 264810, 302780, 347780, 462770, 538810, 587870, 623710 and 666370.

C) CB Answer Cemented Femoral 9.0 x 125 mm Stem. Part CP155895, lots 314520, 314530, 403400 and 462380. 

D) Mallory/Head Cemented Femoral Interlok /minus 5 mm neck, 5 mm x 7 mm. Part 105606, lots 029110, 155570, 338210 and 474040. 

E) Mallory/Head Cemented Femoral Interlok/with Collar 7.0 x 140 mm Stem. Part 105607, lots 113800, 113810, 137940, 137950, 155580, 170500,

183130, 183140, 194670, 207420, 229400, 264510, 013510, 099850, 289400, 289410, 302350, 435370, 487870, 487880, 500930, 511980, 511990, 523800, 523810, 538270, 549180, and 549190. 

F) Mallory/Head Collared Femoral 7.0 x 140 mm Stem. Part RD116807, lot 207230. 

G) Mallory/Head C Femoral Reduced 5P/7D x 105 mm minus 5 mm neck.  Part 154682, lot 264440. 

H) Modified Mallory/Head C Femoral 5 mm x 7 mm x 115 mm stem minus 5 mm neck. Part CP154683, lot 326020.

MANUFACTURER: Biomet Orthopedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN.

DISTRIBUTION: United States, Canada, France and Korea.

QUANTITY: 159.

REASON: The cobalt-chrome alloy may have a streak of pure cobalt.

 

PRODUCT: Boston Scientific/Microvasive Flexima Soft (Flexible) Tip Ureteral Catheter: 

Catalog Number   Description

400-215          4 French x 70 cm

400-216          5 French x 70 cm

400-217          6 French x 70 cm

400-218          7 French x 70 cm

400-219          8 French x 70 cm

CODE: All Lots.

MANUFACTURER: Boston Scientific Corp., Spencer, IN.

RECALLED BY: Boston Scientific Corp., Natick, MA

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide , VA Medical Centers in NC,  FL,  AR, and Madigan Army Medical, WA. Foreign: Singapore, Canada, France.

QUANTITY: 859 boxes (all sizes) = Boxes of 20.

REASON: Radiopaque flexible tip may detach from the Ureteral Catheter.

 

PRODUCT: BVS 42 French Arterial Cannula provided in the BVS Pump Set or as an individual cannula.

CODES: Recall Lots Numbers:

00DPM3670           00DPM3770

00EPM0800           00EPM0810           

00EPM1200           00EPM1360   

00EPM1370           00EPM2100

00EPM2230           00EPM3430          

00EPM3780           00EPM4550

00FPM2830           00FPM3010

00GPM2940           00GPM3260          

00GPM3270           00HPM0070

00HPM3130

MANUFACTURER: Medtronic Cardiac Surgical Products, Rancho Dominguez, CA.

RECALLED BY: Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, Canada, Spain, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Netherlands.

QUANTITY: 220.

REASON: Cannula may delaminate at the proximal connector end and not connect to Blood Pump.

 

PRODUCT: Pleur-Evac, Model A-6002

CODES: Lot Number:  412335.

MANUFACTURER: Genzyme Surgical Products Corp., Fall River, MA.

DISTRIBUTION: CA, MS, FL, MA, MD, NC and Canada.

QUANTITY: 444Units.

REASON: Breach in chamber wall may compromise water seal of chest drain.

 

PRODUCT:

MultiDiagnost 3 Image Intensified Fluroscopic X-Ray System. 

MultiDiagnost 4 Image Intensified Fluroscopic X-Ray System.

CODE: All systems installed prior to March 2000.

MANUFACTURER: Philips Medical Systems, Best, Netherland.

RECALLED BY: Philips Medical Systems North America, Inc., Shelton, CT

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 53.

REASON: Ankle clamp may detach from footplate and cause X-Ray table to tilt and tip.

 

PRODUCT: B-K Medical Laproscopic transducers, TYPES: 8566, 8566-S and 8666. 

CODES: B-K Laproscopic transducers as follows: TYPE: S/N:8566 18167668566-S

1816755,1816756,1816758,1816759,1817050-1817059 1817061,1817064,1817066-

1817072, 1817074-1817076, 1821843 1817052,1817053, 8666 1817608-1817613,

1817616, 1817619-18177621

MANUFACTURER: B-K Medical A/S, Gentofte, Denmark.

RECALLED BY: B-K Medical Systems, Inc., Wilmington, MA

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 25.

REASON: Defect at tip of laproscopic probe may effect disinfection and safety.

 

PRODUCT: Apligraf (Graftskin).

CODE: Manufacturing Lot: GS0008.15.03

Unit Numbers: 1,3,4,5,10,11,13,14,15,17,19,20,22,24,25,28,31,32, 33,35, 36,38,39,40, 41, 42,43,44,45,46,47,49,50,51,54,55,56,57,58,60,62,63, 64,65,71,and 114.

MANUFACTURER: Organogenesis, Inc., Canton, MA.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 46.

REASON: Product Contamination-Staphyloccoccus cohnii.

 

PRODUCT: Ritter and Midmark brand Medical Examination Lights, ceiling mounted, AC-Powered, Models: 354 and 355. 

CODE: All Serial Numbers built between 1/4/2000 and 6/20/2000.

MANUFACTURER: MIidmark Corp., Versailles, OH.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and Australia, Philippines, Netherlands, and France.

QUANTITY: 446 units.

REASON: The light arm assembly may fall from the ceiling, due to a manufacturing defect.

 

WEEK ENDING APRIL 20

 

PRODUCT: Dr. Sweat’s Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic Adjustment Table (aka Atlas Table).

CODE: Model No. WW0O11OO, Serial Nos. 100108 through 100175.

MANUFACTURER: Wuestec Medical, Inc., Mobile, AL.

DISTRIBUTION: United States, Canada and Japan.

QUANTITY: 68

REASON: A patient could be pinned to the stylus by the headrest.

 

PRODUCT: Alcon Custom Paks containing Becton-Dickinson 3 ml syringe with 21G x 1.5” Needle.  

CODES: 183095H 183114H 183141H 183172H 183223H 183243H 183426H 183464H 183666H 183685H 184047H 184522H 184529H 184560H 184601H 184611H 184629H 184666H 184667H 184707H 184782H 184812H 184838H 184850H 184932H 185055H 185099H 185121H 185181H 185436H 185614H 185648H 185672H 185745H 185771H 185791H 185793H 186061H 186088H 186120H 186207H 186569H 186791H 186910H 186988H 176970H 177292H 177763H 177770H 178538H 178623H 178679H 178694H 178779H 178796H 178815H 178931H 178974H 179158H 179170H 179214H 179247H 179476H 179598H 179712H 179756H 179786H 180032H 180049H 180131H 180149H 180178H 180191H 180208H 180266H 180357H 180367H 180524H 180905H 181222H 181254H 181282H 181284H 181377H 181403H 181405H 181958H 181974H 182023H 182606H 182735H 182773H 182983H 182985H 183017H 183057H

MANUFACTURER: Alcon Laboratories, Houston, Texas.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 808.

REASON: The 3 ml syringe(s) with 21 gauge needle contained in the Custom pak may have a loose or missing protector cap.

 

PRODUCT: Cryovalve Allograft; Model No. AV00

CODES: Serial No. 6865724.

MANUFACTURER: Cryolife, Inc., Kennesaw, GA.

DISTRIBUTION: Phoenix, AZ.

QUANTITY: One.

REASON: The firm received additional donor information from the procurement agency, confirming that a duplicate set of serologies possessed discordant HbsAg results. The tissue was released in error.

 

PRODUCT: Cryovalve Allograft; a) Model No. AV05;b)Model No. PV05

CODES: a) Serial No. 3981339; b) Serial No. 3981347. 

MANUFACTURER: Cryolife, Inc., Kennesaw, GA.

DISTRIBUTION: San Francisco, CA., and Columbus, OH.

QUANTITY: Two.

REASON: The firm’s donor did not meet current guidelines regarding serodilution of plasma because of the amount of  transfused/infused fluids administered.

 

PRODUCT: Ohmeda Medical Giraffe™ Omnibed™, Various Serial Numbers. 

CODE: Serial Number HDGD00104 HDGD00107 HDGD00111 HDGD00113 HDGD00114 HDGD00115 HDGD00118 HDGD00120 HDGD50202 HDGD50204 HDGD50205 HDGD50206 HDGD50207 HDGD50208 HDGD50209 HDGD50210 HDGD50211 HDGD50212 HDGD50215 HDGD50216

HDGD50218 HDGD50219 HDGD50220 HDGD50222 HDGD50223 HDGD50226 HDGD50227 HDGD50228 HDGD50242 HDGD50243 HDGD50244 HDGD50245 HDGD50260 HDGD50261 HDGD50262 HDGD50263 HDGD50264 HDGD50265 HDGD50266 HDGD50267 HDGD50268 HDGD50269 HDGD50270 HDGD50271 HDGD50272 HDGD50274 HDGD50275 HDGD50276 HDGD50277 HDGD50278 HDGD50280 HDGD50281 HDGD50282 HDGD50283 HDGD50284 HDGD50287 HDGD50288 HDGD50289 HDGD50296 HDGD50297 HDGD50298 HDGD50299 HDGD50300 HDGD50301 HDGD50302 HDGD50303 HDGD50304 HDGD50305 HDGD50306 HDGD50307 HDGD50308 HDGD50309 HDGD50310 HDGD50311 HDGD50313 HDGD50314 HDGD50314 HDGD50315 HDGD50316 HDGD50317 HDGD50318 HDGD50324 HDGD50325 HDGD50327 HDGD50328 HDGD50329 HDGD50330 HDGD50331 HDGD50332 HDGD50333 HDGD50334 HDGD50335 HDGD50336 HDGD50337 HDGD50338 HDGD50339 HDGD50340

HDGD50341 HDGD50342 HDGD50343 HDGD50345 HDGD50346 HDGD50347 HDGD50348 HDGD50349 HDGD50350 HDGD50353 HDGD50354 HDGD50355 HDGD50359 HDGD50360 HDGD50361 HDGD50362 HDGD50363 HDGD50364 HDGD50366 HDGD50368 HDGD50369 HDGD50370 HDGE50001 HDGE50002 HDGE50003 HDGE50004 HDGE50005 HDGE50006 HDGE50007 HDGE50009

International Serial Numbers HDGD50236 HDGD50234 HDGD50235 HDGD00001 HDGD00002 HDGD50229 HDGD50231 HDGD50232 HDGD50233 HDGD50388 HDGD50389 HDGD50001 HDGD50237 HDGD50239 HDGD50291 HDGD50292 HDGD50377 HDGD50379 HDGD50256 HDGD50257 HDGD50258 HDGD50259 HDGD50254 HDGD50255 HDGE50028 HDGD00110 HDGD50224 HDGD50319 HDGD50371 HDGD50249 HDGD50246 HDGD50248 HDGD50238 HDGD50320 HDGD50321 HDGD50293 HDGD50250 HDGD50240 HDGD50290 HDGD50294 HDGD50376 HDGD50378 HDGD50380 HDGD50381 HDGD50384 HDGD50386 HDGD50385 HDGD50247 HDGD50251 HDGD50252 HDGD50230

MANUFACTURER: Ohmeda Medical, Laurel, MD.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide, Austria, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Canada, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom.

QUANTITY: 178.

REASON: Oxygen concentration variations (resulting in too much or too little oxygen) may occur inside the infant incubator compartment when the device is operated in the "incubator" mode.

 

PRODUCT: Coated VICRYL (polyglactin 910) suture, MONOCRYL (poliglecaprone 25) suture, PDS II (Polydioxanone) suture, E-Pack Procedure Kits. 

CODES:

Item #                     Lot #

J00JG                      QA2665

J195H                     QA2504

J259H                     PP7868

J259H                     PP7869

J259H                     QA7573

J259H                     QA7574

J259H                     QA7575

J260H                     QA7176

J260H                     QA7189

J260H                     QA7395

J260H                     QA8009

J260H                     QB7107

J260W31                QA7394

J261H                     QA7142

J261H                     QA7426

J261H                     QA7445

J261H                     QA7540

J266H                     PP7882

J266H                     QA7156

J266H                     QA7242

J266H                     QA7953

J304H                     PP7398S

J304W22                QA7110

J304W22                QA7438

J304W22                QA7580

J305H                     QA7584

J316H                     PP7883

J316H                     QA7209

J316H                     QB7153

J316H                     QB7161

J316W31                QA7422

J316W31                QA7925

J317H                     QA7162

J317H                     QA7163

J317H                     QB7554

J317W31                QA7637

J317W31                QB7108

J329W21                PP7824

J339H                     PP7873

J339H                     QA7397

J339H                     QA7460

J339H                     QA7524

J339H                     QA7613

J339W31                PP7872

J339W31                QA7143

J340H                     PP7861

J340H                     QA7130

J340H                     QA7393

J340H                     QA7937

J340H                     QA7957

J340W31                QA7571

J346H                     QA7153

J346H                     QA7180

J346H                     QA7339

J346H                     QA7423

J346H                     QA7489

J346H                     QA7595

J346H                     QA8006

J346W31                QA7146

J363H                     QA2400

J364H                     QA2450

J365H                     PP2684

J365H                     QA2658

J369H                     QA2508

J370H                     QA2519

J370H                     QA2579

J371H                     QA2460

J371H                     QA2659

J375W21                QA7644

J416H                     PP7884

J416H                     QA7127

J416H                     QA7141

J416H                     QA7262

J416H                     QA7263

J416H                     QA7264

J416H                     QA7269

J416H                     QA7290

J416H                     QA7303

J416H                     QA7940

J416W31                PP7836

J417H                     QA7638

J417H                     QA7653

J417H                     QA7660

J417H                     QA7661

J417H                     QA7681

J417H                     QA7990

J417H                     QA8021

J446V21                  PP7828

J459H                     QA7417

J459H                     QA7542

J490G                      PP7834

J493G                      QA7369

J493V31                  QA7576

J494G                      QA7382

J494G                      QA7982

J494H                     QA7995

J496G                      QA7155

J496G                      QA7280

J496G                      QA7463

J496G                      QA7560

J496G                      QA7673

J496H                     PP7885

J496H                     PP7886

J496H                     QA7177

J496H                     QA7178

J496H                     QA7203

J496H                     QA7254

J496H                     QA7281

J496H                     QA7430

J496H                     QA7561

J496H                     QA7562

J496H                     QA7594

J496H                     QA7675

J496H                     QB7130

J496H                     QB7538

J507G                      QA7432

J507G                      QA7519

J533H                     PP7449S

J533H                     QA7497

J568H                     PP2677

J568H                     QA2580

J569H                     QA2466

J569H                     QA2553

J588H                     QA7418

J589H                     QA7543

J589W21                QA7419

J597G                      QA7234

J603H                     QB7542

J603H                     QB7543

J607H                     PP2735

J607H                     QA2540

J607H                     QA2596

J614H                     PM2727S

J614H                     QA2418

J615H                     QA2606

J616H                     PP2704

J616W21                PP2752

J616W21                QA2431

J618W21                QA2577

J617H                     QA2572

J643H                     PM2502S

J644H                     QA2479

J645H                     QA2595

J646H                     QA2617

J683H                     PP7819

J699H                     QA7915

J808Q21                 QA2573

J845G                      QA7224

J845G                      QA7949

J904T                      QA2526

J904T                      QA2527

J904T                      QA2533

J904T                      QA2538

J904T                      QA2594

J905T                      QA2571

J905T                      QA2581

J906G                      QA2692

J907V21                  QA2569

J910T                      PP2753

J910T                      QA2463

J910T                      QA2471

J910T                      QA2549

J911T                      PP2693

J911T                      QA2512

J911T                      QA2593

J912G                      PM2716S

J912G                      QA2435

J912G                      QA2436

J913G                      QA2570

J931H                     PP2585

J945H                     PP7653S

J945H                     QA7119

J945H                     QA7147

J945H                     QA7165

J945H                     QA7341

J945H                     QA7607

J945H                     QA7919

J945H                     QA7958

J945H                     QA8007

J946H                     QA7246

J946H                     QA7342

J946H                     QA7938

J946H                     QB7534

J977H                     QA2555

J978H                     PL2689S

J979H                     PP2731

J979H                     QA2509

J980H                     PP2552

JB47W21               PP2577

JB94730                  QA2442

Y399H                    PP2681

Y426H                    QA7504

Y426H                    QA7930

Y427H                    QA7170

Y493G                     QA7365

Y493G                     QA7366

Y496G                     QA7501

Y909G                     QA7379

Y910G                     QA2212

Y911G                     QA7554

Z127H                    PP9092

Z127H                    QA7539

Z148H                    PP9089

Z317H                    QA7535

Z333H                    QA7217

Z333W20               QA7216

Z340W20               QA7472

Z347H                    QB9271

Z352H                    QA7496

Z357H                    QA7493

Z359T                     PP2587

Z370T                     QA2445

Z371T                     QA2582

Z398H                    QA7462

Z398H                    QA7522

Z421H                    QA7431

Z452H                    PM9788S

Z463G                     QA7579

Z466H                    QA7225

Z495V21                 QA7133

Z496G                     QA7308

Z496G                     QA7309

Z496G                     QA7310

Z496G                     QA7331

Z569T                     QA2592

Z823G                     QA7271

Z844G                     QA7221

Z877G                     QA2575

Z877G                     QA2605

 

E-Code                   E-Batch #

4829E                      QAT391

5835E                      QAT395

6327E                      QAT409

6291E                      QAT447

5412E                      QAT456

6178E                      QAT500

4007E                      QBT003

3116E                      QBT009

6217E                      QBT020

4901E                      QBT028

5367E                      QBT045

5864E                      QBT053

5519E                      QBT056

6420E                      QBT057

5296E                      QBT061

3494E                      QBT063

5413E                      QBT070

5765E                      QBT072

6285E                      QBT074

5923E                      QBT087

6243E                      QBT099

5461E                      QBT103

4392E                      QBT104

5007E                      QBT105

5196E                      QBT118

5865E                      QBT122

5674E                      QBT130

6291E                      QBT132

6500E                      QBT136

E3638                      QBT139

2048E                      QBT142

6403E                      QBT143

6045E                      QBT146

6135E                      QBT149

1511E                      QBT164

E7260                              QBT206

MANUFACTURER: Ethicon, Inc., San Angelo, TX.

DISTRIBUTION: United States and Internationally.

QUANTITY: 1,248,876.

REASON: Possibly non-sterile sutures.

 

PRODUCT: OctoBase Retractor Rack (product number 28701).

CODE: All distributed units of the product were recalled.

MANUFACTURER: Max Hauser GmbH, D-78507 Tuttlinger, Germany.

RECALLED BY: Medtronic Cardiac Surgery Technologies, Minneapolis, MN

DISTRIBUTION: California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Washington, DC.

QUANTITY: 18 units.

REASON: The retractor may lock-up during use.

 

PRODUCT: Medtronic DBS Lead Kits, Models 3387 and 3389, For deep brain stimulation. 

CODES: All lots distributed prior to January 5, 2001.

MANUFACTURER: Medtronic, Inc., Neurological Division, Minneapolis, MN.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and Australia, Canada, China, Japan and The Netherlands.

QUANTITY: 11043 leads.

REASON: Some electrodes in the leads are not connected to the proper connector sleeve.

 

PRODUCT: Boston Scientific Scimed Maverick Monorail PTCA Dilatation Catheters, Models H7493027515150, H7493027509200, H7493027515250, H7493027515300, H7493027530400, H7493027520150, H7493027530200, H7493027520250, H7493027520300, H7493027515400,

H7493027515270, H7493027515200, H7493027515350, H7493027520200, H7493027520350, H7493027520400, H7493027520270, H7493027515220, H7493027515320, H7493027520320, H7493027520370, H7493027515370 and H7493027509220.  

CODES: All remaining lots of the products at consignees are being recalled.

MANUFACTURER: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and 11 European Countries.

QUANTITY: 684 catheters.

REASON: Possibility of a hole between the wire and the inflation lumens.

 

WEEK ENDING APRIL 27

 

PRODUCT: CeeOn foldable Intraocular Lens, Model 920

CODE: Serial nos. beginning with 081E.

MANUFACTURER: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide.

QUANTITY: 80.

REASON: The lenses from a batch with serial nos. beginning with 081E may have the diopter mislabeled. (Lenses labeled as 18.0 diopter may actually be 23.5 diopter lenses and vice versa.)

 

PRODUCT:

Trans Lift Resident Sling Lift (Non-Ac powered patient lift ). 

Trans Lift Resident Sling Lift, Model No. P433A.

Trans Lift Resident Sling Lift, Model No. P433B.

CODE: Serial nos. LT100001 to LT100080 and LT00451 to LT00817.

MANUFACTURER: Hill-Rom, Inc., Charleston, SC.

DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and Israel.

QUANTITY: 447 units.

REASON: The devices can induce a weld failure due to metal fatigue.