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200 alerts for Medical device alert
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All T34 ambulatory syringe pumps – update concerning battery information (MDA/2018/035)
Manufactured by Caesarea Medical Electronics (CME) Ltd, a BD company – additional suitable battery identified for use in the T34 pump
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Suction catheters, gastro-enteral tubes, intermittent urology catheters and sterile urine drainage bags – potential breach in sterile barrier packaging (MDA/2018/034)
Manufactured by ConvaTec Limited – use of affected devices may increase risk of patients getting infections.
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CoaguChek Test Strips for Point of Care and Home Use – risk of false high results (MDA/2018/033)
Manufactured by Roche Diagnostics GmbH: affected CoaguChek test strips may give false high results for INR values above 4.5 when compared to laboratory results, this may lead to incorrect treatment decisions
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Various trauma guide wires – risk of infection due to packaging failure (MDA/2018/032)
Manufactured by Zimmer Biomet with expiry dates prior to 31 May 2028 – wire may breach packaging, compromising sterility of device.
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SureSigns VS & VM patient monitors and Viewing stations manufactured before May 2018: risk of batteries overheating or igniting (MDA/2018/031)
Manufactured by Philips – Lithium ion batteries which have exceeded their specified replacement interval or number of charging cycles are at risk of overheating or igniting.
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Flex connectors in Halyard Closed Suction Kits – risk of interruption of ventilation (MDA/2018/030)
Manufactured by Halyard Health – risk of some Flex Connectors in Closed Suction Kits becoming loose or disconnecting, which may interrupt patient ventilation.
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BenchMark Automated Slide Stainer series – FLO LOK III Reagent Dispenser Issue for IHC and ISH kits including INFORM HPV III Family 16 Probe (B) (MDA/2018/029)
Roche (Ventana Medical Systems) has released an expansion of products affected by the reagent dispenser issues causing weak staining and the potential for false negative results and misdiagnosis.
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Orthopaedic bone plates and cortical screws: ADVANSYS MLP-DLP; ADVANSYS TTC; Large QWIX; TIBIAXYS and UNI-CP–Sterile – Risk of infection (MDA/2018/028)
Manufactured by Newdeal SAS – Risk of infection from compromised packaging.
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Breast implants, all types, makes and models – Continue to report suspected cases of Breast Implant Associated - Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (MDA/2018/027)
UK update on Breast Implant Associated - Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA - ALCL)
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First generation JOURNEY BCS Knee System– Higher than expected risk of revision (MDA/2018/026)
Manufactured by Smith & Nephew – The device has a higher than expected risk of revision due to early component loosening.
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Novaline haemodialysis bloodlines used with Baxter/Gambro haemodialysis machines – Recall of specific products due to various problems encountered during clinical use (MDA/2018/025R)
Manufactured by Vital Healthcare Sdn for distribution by Baxter Healthcare Ltd – specific product codes manufactured in 2017 have functional and assembly issues which may lead to air entering the system, blood loss, clotting and delays in treatment.
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All Alaris™ and Asena™ GS, GH, CC, TIVA, PK, enteral syringe pumps – risk of uncontrolled bolus of medicine (MDA/2018/024R)
Manufactured by CareFusion, now Becton Dickinson (BD) Medical – identify and replace the back-plate in the plunger assembly and note updated preventative maintenance schedule for these pumps.
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SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet - Recall due to the risk of tourniquet failing in use
Manufactured by SAM Medical Products - An error in the manual sewing operations of devices manufactured from March 2017 to April 2018 may cause the seam holding the buckle to the belt to fail.
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Combur10 Test UX and Chemstrip 10 A test strips – risk of falsely low results when measuring test strips on the Urisys 1100 urine analyser
Manufactured by Roche Diagnostics GmbH – Incorrect Limit of Detection (LoD) for protein, nitrite, ketone bodies, leukocytes, blood: intact erythrocytes, which may adversely impact patient treatment.
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Alaris Smartsite Add-On Bag Access device – removal and destruction of specific batches due to risk of disconnection or leakage (MDA/2018/021)
Manufactured by BD (formerly Carefusion) – specific batches manufactured from July 2015 to Sept 2016 inclusive. Risk of leakage or disconnection of tubing caused by inadequately sealed connections.
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Smiths Medical CADD® Non Flow-Stop Medication Cassette Reservoirs – recall of specific lots due to risk of under delivery of medication
Smiths Medical CADD® Non Flow-Stop Medication Cassette Reservoirs may have been manufactured with an incorrect pressure plate which could cause partial or total occlusion of the tubing with no alarm.
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JM103 and JM105 Jaundice Meters – risk of misinterpretation of measurement in hyperbilirubinemia cases.
Draeger Medical Systems – misinterpretation of display may cause delay of treatment of neonatal jaundice.
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Various Arrow Critical Care devices – recall due to incomplete packaging seals
Manufactured by Teleflex – various critical care devices manufactured from January to December 2017 inclusive have been placed on the market with incomplete packaging seals potentially leading to infection.
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Cook Vacuum Pump for IVF – risk of electric shock or burn to operator
Manufactured by Cook Medical – risk of electric shock or burn, and failure of the device to operate during IVF procedures because of non-compliant mains wiring.
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Home use and Point of Care blood glucose monitoring system: Accu-Chek Aviva, Accu-Chek Performa and Accu-Chek Inform II test strips – risk of strip error messages and false high and low blood glucose results
Affected test strips, manufactured by Roche Diabetes Care, may give increased strip error messages prior to dosing with blood and in some cases may give false high or low readings, which may be hard to detect.
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Gambro Ultrafilter U9000 microbial water filter – updated instructions due to leaks during use resulting in risk of hypovolemia.
Manufactured by Baxter Healthcare – undetected leaks may occur during use after repeated disinfection cycles causing hypovolemia
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Infinity Acute Care System and M540 Patient Monitors software versions VG2.2-VG6.0 – risk that alarms are not activated
Manufactured by Draeger – a software issue may prevent the activation of audible and visual invasive blood pressure measurement alarms, risking a delay to treatment
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cobas b 221 instruments with AutoQC module – software limitation affecting automatic QC measurements
Manufactured by Roche Diagnostics GmbH – Under specific circumstances scheduled automatic QC measurements may no longer be performed and erroneous patient results may remain undetected.
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BD Vacutainer® EDTA & BD Vacutainer® Lithium Heparin Tubes – risk of incorrect results for lead testing or other assays using ASV methodology
Manufactured by Becton Dickinson (BD) – Due to a material in the rubber stopper, affected blood collection tubes may not be compatible with assays using Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV) methodology.
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Bone Cement: Optipac 40 Refobacin Revision and Optipac 80 Refobacin Revision – Risk of revision
Manufactured by Biomet – risk of revision surgery from an increase in bone cement polymerisation time and reduced mechanical strength.
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All T34 ambulatory syringe pumps – risk of unintended pump shutdown and delay to treatment
Manufactured by Caesarea Medical Electronics (CME) Ltd – a variation in battery size can cause problems with connections in the battery housing. (MDA/2018/010)
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Medical device alerts archived in March 2018
Following our latest review of medical device alerts, we have archived the ones listed below.
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Bag valve mask (BVM) manual resuscitation system – risk of damage to lungs by delivery of excessive pressure
Manufactured by Intersurgical – Valves may be incorrectly oriented, resulting in overpressure of the bag (MDA/2018/009)
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Aquilon series of nebulisers – CE mark withdrawn and supply ceased
Manufactured by AFP Medical – do not use affected nebulisers as they have been manufactured to unknown standards and their safety cannot be verified (MDA/2018/008).
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Zimmer Biomet, specific hip and trauma instruments: risk of infection
Manufactured by Zimmer GmbH – recall due to risk of infection as affected instruments may not be adequately cleaned when using standard cleaning instructions (MDA/2018/007).
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Plum 360 infusion pumps – user actions required to prevent risk of interrupted infusion or delay to treatment
Manufactured by ICU Medical (formerly Hospira) – potential for connectivity engine module to disengage from main chassis, which may lead to power down without an alarm (MDA/2018/006).
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Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Ventana Medical Systems) – OptiView DAB IHC Detection Kit, UltraView Universal DAB Detection Kit, OptiView Amplification Kit and Hematoxylin II – Dispenser failure of Hematoxylin II and Horseradish Peroxidase reagents
Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Ventana Medical Systems) – Leaking and sticking reagent dispensers may cause weak staining on tissue samples, which may lead to false negatives and misdiagnosis.
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Recall of specific lots of RUSCH sensor (series 400) silicone and non-sterile rectal/ pharyngeal temperature sensors
Manufactured by Teleflex – risk of misdiagnosis and delivery of inappropriate treatment as sensors may give an inaccurate temperature reading.
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In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and assisted reproduction technologies (ART) products – precautionary measure
Manufactured by CooperSurgical: specific batches of products were manufactured with increased histamine levels in the gentamicin sulphate.
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All Philips HeartStart MRx monitors/defibrillators – significant delay in the supply of batteries
The supply of batteries for these devices has been temporarily stopped so there may be a significant delay in the fulfillment of orders for new batteries.
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Pacemakers and CRT-P - oversensing of minute ventilation sensor signal leading to risk of syncope and pre-syncope
Manufactured by Boston Scientific: specific models only – risk of syncope or pre-syncope due to periods of pacing inhibition from oversensing of the minute ventilation sensor signal (MDA/2018/001)
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AlterG Anti-Gravity treadmill, model M320, used for rehabilitation after surgery – unexpected surge to maximum speed and failure of the emergency stop
Risk of injury to the patient if the treadmill suddenly goes to top speed.
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Syringe pumps – required user actions in the event of PL3 alarm to prevent risk of interrupted infusion
BD Alaris/Asena syringe pumps (specific product codes) – internal malfunction may cause PL3 alarm to sound and the infusion to stop (MDA/2017/036).
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Nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes – recall due to risk of neonatal or paediatric patient choking on ENFIT connector cap
Manufactured by Maxter Catheters – patients could accidentally pull off the connector cap and choke on it. (MDA/2017/035)
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ThermoScientificTM OxoidTM CAZ10 ceftazidime, CT1629B antimicrobial susceptibility test disc – potential for false resistance results if stored at the wrong temperature
Manufactured by Oxoid Ltd (ThermoFisher Scientific) – antibiotic (ceftazidime) concentration may decrease over time if test disc is stored between 2°C and 8°C: only specific lots are affected (MDA/2017/034)
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Professional use HIV test: Alere HIV Combo – risk of false positive results
Manufactured by Alere – point-of-care tests for use ONLY in professional clinical settings: specific lots are affected.
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Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP): Maquet/Datascope CS100, CS100i and CS300 – potential for interruption or delay to therapy of critically ill patients
Manufactured by Maquet/Gettinge – a false blood detection alarm and/or fluid ingress could result in the failure of therapy to patients
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IntelliVue patient monitors used with 12-lead ECG – risk of ECG trace distortion Specific models and software versions affected.
Manufactured by Philips Healthcare: Error messages reporting a damaged or incorrectly functioning cable can trigger automatic corrective filtering of the ECG trace, distorting the ST segment, leading to risk of misinterpretation or misdiagnosis. (MDA/2017/031)
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All Accu-Chek® Insight insulin pumps – risk of alarm failure
Manufactured by Roche Diabetes Care – the audible and/or vibration alarms might not function, which may lead to hyperglycaemia if the user doesn’t see the notification message on the pump.
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Lung ventilators: Astral 100, 100SC and 150 – potential power loss due to faulty battery
Manufactured by ResMed – If operated only by the internal battery and this fails, the patient will not be ventilated.
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Replacement bileaflet mechanical heart valves – risk of inverted implantation
Specific manufacturers – measures to prevent inverted valve implantation resulting from incorrect mounting of the valve on its valve holder.
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Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP): CS100, CS100i and CS300 – risk of haemodynamic instability to patients with critical conditions due to a delay in or sudden interruption of therapy
Manufactured by Datascope Corp – an electrical fault caused by a solenoid valve could mean the device fails to start or deliver therapy to patients (MDA/2017/027)
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Overhead hoist: Freeway Easy Fit system with a swivelling trolley – risk of fixing pin moving or splaying
Manufactured by Prism – splayed or misplaced pins may lead to the hoop detaching and dropping the sling.
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Nail intramedullary fixation system: Trauma guide wires 70cm – risk of infection
Manufactured by Zimmer Biomet – Recall due to risk of infection if the wire breaks through the packaging (MDA/2017/025)
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Insulin pens: NovoPen Echo and NovoPen 5 (certain batches) – risk of hyperglycaemia due to cartridge holder weakening when exposed to certain household chemicals
Manufactured by Novo Nordisk - recall and replacement of specific batches of cartridge holder (MDA/2017/024)