| Date Initiated by Firm | December 10, 2003 |
| Date Posted | July 20, 2004 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 15, 2005 |
| Recall Number | Z-0345-04 |
| Recall Event ID |
27983 |
| PMA Number | P950014 |
| Product Classification |
System, Hyperthermia, Rf/Microwave (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia),Thermotherapy - Product Code MEQ
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| Product | Prostatron Praktis Type II for Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy. The Prostatron is a computer-controlled device designed to deliver microwave energy to the prostrate for the treatment of BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia). The Prostatron utilizes a transurethral microwave antenna, with simultaneous urethral cooling, to heat the prostate. This heating process is regulated through feedback from a series of temperature sensors. |
| Code Information |
Serial numbers PP80023 through PP80040 and PP037 through PP180 |
| FEI Number |
3000718675
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Urologix, Inc.
14405 21st Ave N
Minneapolis
MN
55447-4685
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| For Additional Information Contact | Tod Paulson 763-475-4100 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | During treatments, using the Prostatron units, the devices' Temperature Sensing System may change the rectal temperature reading by up to 2 degrees Celsius and may briefly delay updates to the rectal temperature reading. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | A letter about the problem, actions to take to avoid the problem, and the proposed software correction was sent to consignees on December 10, 2003. A software upgrade will be performed on all units in March 2004. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 146 units |
| Distribution | The product was shipped to consignees located nationwide in the United States and to foreign consignees in Australia, France and Japan. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 �7.55.
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| PMA Database | PMAs with Product Code = MEQ
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