Reported Apr 24, 2024 · Ongoing

Elekta Disposable Biopsy Needle Kit for Leksell Stereotactic System, REF 911933, 2.1mm Diameter / 14 Gauge, containing…

Elekta Instrument AB

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What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Elekta Instrument AB · Kungstensgatan 18 · Stockholm · N/A

Is this the product you have?

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
9119332.1mm Diameter / 14 Gauge, containing 6 inner boxes labeled
911761Disposable Biopsy Needle Kit for Leksell Stereotactic System. Each inner box of
911761contains a Tyvek bag labeled
912465Disposable Biopsy Needle and Aspirator Tube.
Amount recalled
601 needles

Why it was recalled

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Elekta has become aware that Disposable Biopsy Needles (911933) from one batch (837838839) can contain some microscopic debris on the inside of the biopsy needle. The material in the debris is stainless steel, same material as the biopsy needle. No debris has been found on the outer parts of the biopsy needles. The sterility of the biopsy needles has not been affected. This issue has been reported from one site.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 4:52 PM UTC

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