Events

Recall of Device Recall LICOX CMP Tissue Oxygen Monitor

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

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
    57552
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1518-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-12-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-03
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-11-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=96520
  • 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
    Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Device - Product Code GWM
  • Reason
    Certain licox cmp tissue oxygen monitors could allow for underestimation of temperature values.
  • Action
    Integra Life Sciences notified their Integra Neurospecialist via email and their customers via Fed Ex overnight mail on December 17, 2010 with an Urgent: Product Recall letter. The letter identified the affected product and the reason for the recall. The letter states that an Integra Neurospecialist will contact customers to arrange for the return of their Licox monitor to the Service Center for recalibration. A loaner will be provided until the recalibration is complete. The attached "Recall Acknowledgement and Return Form" must be completed and returned to Integra. If there are any additional questions, customers should contact Gary Rabinovich at 609-936-6864.

Device

Device Recall LICOX CMP Tissue Oxygen Monitor
  • Model / Serial
    Lot/Serial numbers: 1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2046, 2047, 2051, and 2053.
  • Product Classification
    Neurological Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    LICOX CMP Tissue Oxygen Monitor; Catalog numbers REF AC31. Manufacturer GMS Gesellschaft fur medizinische, Sondentechnik mbH, Dorfstrasse 2, 24247 Mielkendorf, Germany; Distributed by Integra NeuroSciences, 311 Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 USA. || Used for continuous determination of oxygen partial pressure in cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue.
  • Manufacturer
    Integra LifeSciences Corp.

Manufacturer

Integra LifeSciences Corp.