Events

Recall of CADWELL HIGH SPEED MES-10 MAGNETIC STIMULATOR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by CADWELL INDUSTRIES INC..

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
    130960
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-05-14
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    2 units sold to jewish hospital . device not licenced and not approved for cortical stimulation. primary application for this device is transcranial stimulation. mfr do not want to sponsor research.

Device

CADWELL HIGH SPEED MES-10 MAGNETIC STIMULATOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: MES-10 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    HIGH SPEED MAGNETIC STIMULATOR
  • Manufacturer
    CADWELL INDUSTRIES INC.

Manufacturer

CADWELL INDUSTRIES INC.