FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres The Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres used in conjunction with a stereotaxic instrument consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system. They are attached to reference arrays and instruments, thus enabling the infrared tracking systems to detect the position of the patient and instruments in the surgical field. Radiology.

Recall: Z-2795-2015 · Reported September 30, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2795-2015
Event ID
71996
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Brainlab AG
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 30, 2015
Initiation Date
August 18, 2015
Classification Date
September 18, 2015
Termination Date
January 5, 2017
Address
Kapellenstrasse 12, N/A, Feldkirchen, N/A, N/A, Germany

Description

Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres The Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres used in conjunction with a stereotaxic instrument consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system. They are attached to reference arrays and instruments, thus enabling the infrared tracking systems to detect the position of the patient and instruments in the surgical field. Radiology.

Reason

Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres (DRMS) for Brainlab Image Guided Surgery (IGS) Systems: DRMS spheres may separate at the mid-point where the two halves of the sphere are sealed together.

Code Info

Model numbers: 41773G Disposable Reflective Marker Sphere (90 Pcs.) 41774G Disposable Reflective Marker Sphere (270 Pcs.) 41772G Disposable Reflective Marker Sphere (3 Pcs) Catalogue numbers: 41773G Disposable Reflective Marker Sphere (90 Pcs.) 41774G Disposable Reflective Marker Sphere (270 Pcs.) (Note: 41772G is not available as single item for sale, but contained in the above 41773G or 41774G) Lot Numbers: 1014213001, C103461502, C107761402, C100111501, C1034813001, C108341301, C101021502, C103881402, C108721402, C101161401, C104761402, C109051301, C101611502, C105541402, C109251402, C102311401, C106521402, C1098312001, C102481502, C106721301 and C110411401.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: TX, CA, TN, NY, LA, IL, MA, PA, OH, AZ, ID, CT, MI, and KY; and countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, , Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Quantity

For 28 US consignees, 9,900 Disposable reflective marker spheres ***For 451 non-US consignees, 359,280 Disposable reflective marker spheres