| Date Initiated by Firm | February 06, 2004 |
| Date Posted | July 20, 2004 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 21, 2005 |
| Recall Number | Z-0633-04 |
| Recall Event ID |
28253 |
| 510(K)Number | K002028 |
| Product Classification |
Probe And Director, Gastro-Urology - Product Code FGM
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| Product | Bravo pH Monitoring System Receiver |
| Code Information |
All serial numbers less than 400,000 are involved. |
| FEI Number |
1000135098
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Medtronic Gastroenterology / Urology 4000 Lexington Ave N Shoreview MN 55126-2917
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| For Additional Information Contact | Susan A. Frank 763-514-9570 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The product's rear panel label could smear during use causing the serial number to be unreadible. This has the remote possibility of resulting in patient data from diagnostic tests being mixed-up or attributed to the wrong patient. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | Letters dated February 6, 2004 were sent to the consignees. Enclosed with the letter to each consignee were label sticker(s) having the serial numbers of the device(s) purchased by the consignee. The letters instruct consignees to place the enclosed stickers on the devices over the previous back panel labels if the serial number of the label matches the serial number on the device. Special instructions for devices with smeared labels include the return of devices with unreadable serial numbers. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 1468 units |
| Distribution | The devices were distributed nationwide in the United States and worldwide. |
| 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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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = FGM
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