Measurement Specialties Reusable Temperature Probe Autoclavable. Sold as Esophageal/Rectal (Adult), Esophageal/Rectal (Pediatric), and Skin (Adult) Intended for use by a licensed physician to continuously monitor human esophageal, rectal, or skin temperature. They are designed to be used with any patient monitoring system designed to accept 400 Series temperature probes.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0395-2018
- Event Number
- 78036
- Firm
- Measurement Specialties Inc
- FEI Number
- 3012118599
- Product Code
- FLL
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Root Cause
- Other
- Initiated
- March 13, 2017
- Address
- 1711 139th Ln NW, Andover, MN, 55304-3926
Description
Measurement Specialties Reusable Temperature Probe Autoclavable. Sold as Esophageal/Rectal (Adult), Esophageal/Rectal (Pediatric), and Skin (Adult) Intended for use by a licensed physician to continuously monitor human esophageal, rectal, or skin temperature. They are designed to be used with any patient monitoring system designed to accept 400 Series temperature probes.
The reusable temperature probes are provided with instructions for sterilization that have not been proven through a validation study.
Customers were notified via mail or email on March 13, 2017. Additional customers were later identified and notified on June 14, 2017. Instructions included to disregard the sterilization instructions listed in the IFU (A08411F)originally provided with probes and instead utilize the updated IFU 08411G which contains validated sterilization instructions. They were also instructed to forward the recall notification to within their firm and to all organizations if further distributed. For further questions, please call (763) 316-4075.
USA (nationwide) distribution to the states of : AL, CA, KY, IL, KS, MN, NY, OH, TX, VA and WI. Distributed internationally to: Australia, Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
6,076 devices total