Reported Jul 18, 2012 · Terminated
CIVCO General Purpose Sensor, Non-sterile reusable general purpose electromagnetic sensor for use with 3D Guidance…
Civco Medical Instruments Inc.
Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.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: Civco Medical Instruments Inc · 102 1st St S · Kalona, IA · 52247-9589
Is this the product you have?
- CIVCO General Purpose Sensor, Non-sterile reusable general purpose electromagnetic sensor for use with 3D Guidance driveBAY, driveBAY 2, trakSTAR, or trakSTAR2 trackers, Ref. 610-1066. The firm name on the label is CIVCO, Kalona, IA. The kit contains sensor component part number 410-240. The general purpose sensor within the kit is intended to provide physicians with tools for electromagnetic tracking of instruments with respect to image data. The sensors are designed to attach to custom reusable tracking bracket for leading transducers and other medical devices
- Lot codes and dates
Lot numbers M436540M468460M469640M495160M495190M523420M524580M555880M563330M577940M590400M597880M643870M673080M685650M708280M717280M726110M726130M736410M782740M799860M817860and M840610
- Amount recalled
- 100 kits
This recall covers 5 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.
Where it was sold
Why it was recalled
The general purpose electromagnetic sensor was incorrectly calibrated causing potential variability in the projected position of the needle path with the ultrasound device.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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