Reported Jul 18, 2012 · Terminated

The Axcess Cranial Screw (sometimes referred to as the Axcess Cranial Pin) is a self-tapping, self-drilling screw and…

GE OEC Medical Systems, 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: GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc · 384 Wright Brothers Dr · Salt Lake City, UT · 84116-2862

Is this the product you have?

  • The Axcess Cranial Screw (sometimes referred to as the Axcess Cranial Pin) is a self-tapping, self-drilling screw and is an accessory used in conjunction with the Axcess Cranial Tri-Pin Kit. The Axcess Bone (Cranial) Pin is intended to be used when rigid fixation of a tracking device to bone is required.
Lot codes and dates
    • SOT-004
    • SOT-005
    • SWT-007
    • SWT-008
    • SWT-009
    • SWT-010
    • SWT-012
    • SWT-013
    • 1W9239/1
    • 0549
Amount recalled
15 kits

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

GE Healthcare is aware of a few instances where the Axcess Cranial Screw has broken during insertion. There is a possibility that breaking of the screws could lead to a health hazard.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 11, 2012 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:11 PM UTC

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