FDA Recall Terminated

The Medix NatalCare LX Intensive Care Incubator. Neonatal incubator. Item numbers: DMNCLX1; KITNC-STLX0003; KITNC-STLX0006; and KITNC-STLX0007.

Recall: Z-0056-2017 · Initiated August 25, 2016

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0056-2017
Event Number
74627
Firm
Natus Medical Incorporated
FEI Number
3018859
Product Code
FMZ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Unknown/Undetermined by firm
Initiated
August 25, 2016
Posted
October 7, 2016
Terminated
March 7, 2017
Address
5900 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108-3248

Description

The Medix NatalCare LX Intensive Care Incubator. Neonatal incubator. Item numbers: DMNCLX1; KITNC-STLX0003; KITNC-STLX0006; and KITNC-STLX0007.

Reason

NatalCare LX incubators may have a defective base where the weld holding the wheel bushing to the tube is inadequate. There were several complaints of wheels bending out of alignment.

Action

Natus sent an Urgent Notification Field Safety Notice on August 25, 2016 to all affected customers. Customers are asked to inspect the quality of the welds and wheel alignment for the Natal Care LX Incubators at their facility per attached Inspection Instructions for Assessing the Natal Care LX Wheeled-Based Joint and Weld. Customers are provided with the Natal Care LX Rolling Base Verification Form (DOC-019727) and are requested to verify the weld and gap status for each of the four wheels on the incubator and to note the results on the verification form. After the Verification form is completed and returned to Natus, Natus will arrange to ship a repair kit for each affected wheel, along with instructions and simple tools to facilitate the repair of the Natal Care LX base. Natus Technical Service will follow-up with phone calls to all non-responding customers and again to verify that the repairs have been performed. Consignees who have any questions, please call Technical Service at 888-496-2887 or send email to [email protected]

Distribution

US Distribution to the states of : AL, CA, FL, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MS, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC and VA, and Internationally to Pakistan.

Quantity

104 units