Events

Recall of Brainlab Cranial Navigation System, all versions

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Brainlab Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2013-RN-00397-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-03
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00397-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Brainlab has detected that, when using the brainlab cranial navigation system, the following may have a significant effect on the overall navigation accuracy:- large distance between reference array and region of interest- major changes of the camera position relative to the reference array during the procedure.
  • Action
    Brainlab are providing additional instructions for use regarding the correct use of the Brainlab Cranial Navigation System. End users are advised to continue to follow the instructions in the user manual and adhere to the measures documented in the additional instructions for use (Measures to Improve Cranial Navigation Accuracy).

Device

Brainlab Cranial Navigation System, all versions

Manufacturer

Brainlab Australia Pty Ltd