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Recall of Device Recall Brainlab

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Brainlab AG.

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
    68845
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2213-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-05-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-08-13
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-03-13
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=128845
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Neurological stereotaxic Instrument - Product Code HAW
  • Reason
    Brainlab navigation software spine & trauma 3d 2.0/2.1 offers automatic registration of intraoperatively acquired ct image data sets. to enable automatic registration, the software requires the gantry position of the scanner. the gantry position can either be entered manually or submitted automatically from the ct scanner. if automatic gantry communication is available, the so-called ".
  • Action
    The firm, Brainlab AG, sent "FIELD SAFETY NOTICE / PRODUCT NOTIFICATION" letters dated May 21, 2014 to all consignees. The letters included instructions for consignees to: 1) not use Automatic Registration of iCT Data in combination with Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS CT scan (with Software Somaris SOM 7 or higher and Automatic Gantry Communication (available for Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0 and 2.1 only); 2) always make sure to perform careful accuracy verification according to the instructions in the Software User Guide; 3) Brainlab will perform corresponding service visits to change the gantry communication from automatic to manual to enable a safe and effective usage of this device combination, and 4) advise the appropriate personnel working in your department of the content of the letter. Customers with any questions can contact Brainlab via telephone at 800-597-5911 or e-mail at us.support@brainlab.com.

Device

Device Recall Brainlab
  • Model / Serial
    Model/Catalog Number: 19061-03
  • Product Classification
    Neurological Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: NC, NY, OH, WI;and countries of: Austria, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia.
  • Product Description
    Navigation Spine & Trauma 3D Version 2.0 and 2.1 || Is intended as an intraoperative image-guided localization system to enable minimally invasive surgery. It links a freehand probe, tracked by a passive marker sensor system to virtual computer image space on a patient's preoperative or Intraoperative 2D or 3D image data. || The system is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate and where a reference to a rigid anatomical structure, such as the skull, the pelvis, a long bone or vertebra can be identified relative to the acquired image (CT, MR, 2D fluoroscopic image or 3D fluoroscopic image reconstruction) and/or an image data based model of the anatomy.
  • Manufacturer
    Brainlab AG

Manufacturer

Brainlab AG
  • Manufacturer Address
    Brainlab AG, Kapellenstrasse 12, Feldkirchen Germany
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Brainlab AG
  • Source
    USFDA