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x-ray image archiving system - Product Code LLZ
Causa
Incorrect display: the orientation labels will be incorrectly displayed on the reconstructed inspace 3-d image if the orientation was not originally hfs on the acquisition system.
Acción
Siemens Medical Solutions issued a Customer Safety Advisory Notice dated 12/21/07 to its customers to inform them of the problem and instructions to avoid the problem until the firm's representative is available to upgrade the software.
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Chemistry Analyzer - Product Code MMI
Causa
Erroneous results - unicel dxl access immunoassay systems reaction vessels have been found to be defective and there is a potential for an increase in signal leading to an erroneous result.
Acción
A Product Corrective Action (PCA) letter was mailed on July 19, 2007, to the Customers that received UniCel Dxl Access
lmmunoassay System Reaction Vessels lot 1201291 and
1201431. The customers were informed that a small
percentage of the reaction vessels (Lot #s: 1201291and
1201431 ) have been found to be defective and there is a
potential for an increase in signal leading to an erroneous
result. The customers were instructed to discontinue use and
discard these lots. A response form was included.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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Automated pharmacy compounding system - Product Code NEP
Causa
Flush solution from tpn compounder may be added to patient's tpn bag.
Acción
Consignees were notified by letter (Exacta-Mix Compounder Software Safety Alert) on 02/11/2008 advising them of the necessity to install a waste bag prior to a machine flush.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
Causa
Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
Acción
Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.
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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Automated pharmacy compounding system - Product Code NEP
Causa
Flush solution from tpn compounder may be added to patient's tpn bag.
Acción
Consignees were notified by letter (Exacta-Mix Compounder Software Safety Alert) on 02/11/2008 advising them of the necessity to install a waste bag prior to a machine flush.
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Differential Cell Counter - Product Code GKZ
Causa
Count may be out of specification--hemoglobin background count may be out of specification (high) after installation of new cell-dyn sapphire hemoglobin reagent syringes with packaging dates between may 8, 2007 and november 29, 2007.
Acción
On January 11, 2008, an Urgent Product Recall Letter and Customer Reply Form were sent to all currently active CELL-DYN Sapphire customers (end-users). The firm provided information for verification of replacement syringes and instructions if hemoglobin background is not within specification. A second Urgent Product Recall letter was sent on January 15, 2008. If this second Customer Reply Form is not faxed back to Abbott, customers will be contacted via an approved telephone protocol. For further information contact customer support at 1-877-4ABBOTT.
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Labeling provided by two integrated software systems are not clear enough to avoid potential demographic and sample type mismatches under certain conditions.
Acción
A Product Corrective Action (PCA) letter, dated August 16, 2007, informed the customers that the User documentation and Online Help for the FC500 with Data Innovations lnstrument Manager are not clear enough to avoid potential demographic and sample type mismatches under certain conditions. The letter asks the customers to share the information with their laboratory staff and retain the notification as part of their laboratory Quality System documentation. They are also to review all sample identification, demographics, data and results before reporting results out. A response form is included. Questions and concerns regarding the notification should be directed to Beckman Coulter Customer Service at 1-800-526-7694.
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Values might not update in statistics views after certain functions are performed in a worksheet.
Acción
The firm issued an Important Product Information notification letter on 12/21/2007. The letter instructs users to reload data by closing and reopening an experiment before reporting results in order to determine if their statistics have been impacted. They are asked to fill out and return a form pertaining to this problem. BD Biosciences will release a version of BD FACSDiva software to correct this problem. The letter also stated that BD Biosciences rep will contact the users when the new software is available. User are asked to contact BD Customer Support Center at 1-877-232-8995 if they have any additional questions.
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patient image archiving system - Product Code LLZ
Causa
Inaccurate results: a software bug may cause inaccurate wall motion abnormality scoring results to be displayed.
Acción
Siemens Medical Solutions sent an Urgent Medical Device Notification letter, dated November 2007, to its consignees. The letter described action required by users, and that Siemens will contact the user with a new software version correcting this error. A field correction to update software is planned to be underway, designated to start on 12/21/2007, and the correction is expected to be completed within 45 days.
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Dilatation Catheter - Product Code LOX
Causa
Slow deflation or no deflation.
Acción
Cordis initated the recall on 1/14/2008. For U.S. customers: An Urgent Medical Device Recall letter and an Acknowledgement Form was sent to the following 4 individuals in each account: Cath Lab Director, Operating Room Director, Materials Director, Risk Manager; to be followed up with direct Cordis representative contact to facilitate obtaining signature, faxing form, collecting and returning units. For non-US customers, email notification with return acknowledgement is used to notify the affiliate distributors, who then notify and reconcile the customers in those countries. All users were instructed to immediately set aside product and return it for replacement.
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Liquid Alkaline Phosphatase Reagent Set - Product Code CJE
Causa
May be contaminated with microorganisms.
Acción
Consignees were notified via recall letter, Urgent Medical Device, dated 2/7/08, to cease using the product, conduct a recall to the user level, destroy product on hand and to notify the firm via the response form of the amount destroyed for replacement purposes. International consignees were notified via email.
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Dilatation Catheter - Product Code LOX
Causa
Slow deflation or no deflation.
Acción
Cordis initated the recall on 1/14/2008. For U.S. customers: An Urgent Medical Device Recall letter and an Acknowledgement Form was sent to the following 4 individuals in each account: Cath Lab Director, Operating Room Director, Materials Director, Risk Manager; to be followed up with direct Cordis representative contact to facilitate obtaining signature, faxing form, collecting and returning units. For non-US customers, email notification with return acknowledgement is used to notify the affiliate distributors, who then notify and reconcile the customers in those countries. All users were instructed to immediately set aside product and return it for replacement.
U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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Dilatation Catheter - Product Code LOX
Causa
Slow deflation or no deflation.
Acción
Cordis initated the recall on 1/14/2008. For U.S. customers: An Urgent Medical Device Recall letter and an Acknowledgement Form was sent to the following 4 individuals in each account: Cath Lab Director, Operating Room Director, Materials Director, Risk Manager; to be followed up with direct Cordis representative contact to facilitate obtaining signature, faxing form, collecting and returning units. For non-US customers, email notification with return acknowledgement is used to notify the affiliate distributors, who then notify and reconcile the customers in those countries. All users were instructed to immediately set aside product and return it for replacement.
U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
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Dilatation Catheter - Product Code LOX
Causa
Slow deflation or no deflation.
Acción
Cordis initated the recall on 1/14/2008. For U.S. customers: An Urgent Medical Device Recall letter and an Acknowledgement Form was sent to the following 4 individuals in each account: Cath Lab Director, Operating Room Director, Materials Director, Risk Manager; to be followed up with direct Cordis representative contact to facilitate obtaining signature, faxing form, collecting and returning units. For non-US customers, email notification with return acknowledgement is used to notify the affiliate distributors, who then notify and reconcile the customers in those countries. All users were instructed to immediately set aside product and return it for replacement.
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Echocardiogram (ECG) System - Product Code LLZ
Causa
Misidentification: the electrocardiogram (ecg) data of one patient is misidentified as the data of another patient.
Acción
On 6/21-26/2007, AGFA Healthcare notified, via telephone, the affected consignees of the situation. On 7/2/2007, affected consignees were sent, via registered mail, an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter instructing them to: a) remove the affected software DICOMstore 2.04.40.00 and replace it with the prior software version, DICOMstore 2.04.34.02; and b) review patient ECG reports to determine if any patients were actually affected and to notify the firm. AGFA Healthcare also provided a customer service contact number (877) 777-2432.
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Electrocardiogram (ECG) System - Product Code LLZ
Causa
Incorrect results: erroneous echocardiographic measurement values due to mathematical formula being mis-configured.
Acción
On 7/27/2007 to 8/16/2007, AGFA Healthcare notified, via telephone, consignees of the situation. On 7/27/2007, a formal customer notification letter was sent to affected consignees, providing them with a respective listing of patients that were potentially affected. AGFA informed the consignees that the firm would correct any incorrect patient ECG data. AGFA also informed their consignees that they would provide a configuration update to correct the problem. A notification confirmation form to be return to the firm was also attached to the notification letter, which also provided the firm's customer service number: (877) 777-2432.
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Heparin IV Flush Pre Filled Syringe - Product Code FOZ
Causa
Lack of assurance of sterility by manufacturer.
Acción
AM2PAT contacted their distributors by phone on or about January 17, 2008 and instructed them to stop distribution of their pre-filled syringes and to contact their customers to recall all AM2PAT manufactured lots and all sizes of prefilled, Heparin Lock Flush syringes and Normal Saline IV Flush syringes (B Braun and Sierra Brands) to the consumer level. A press release was issued on January 17, 2008. The firm had eariler on 12/20/2007 recalled a single lot of Heparin syringes, the January extension was to all lots/all sizes of its Heparin and Saline syringes.