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Class 2 Device Recall Transonic Flow Probe |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
July 27, 2015 |
Date Posted |
September 03, 2015 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 18, 2016 |
Recall Number |
Z-2727-2015 |
Recall Event ID |
71907 |
510(K)Number |
K872048
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Product Classification |
Flowmeter, blood, cardiovascular - Product Code DPW
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Product |
Transonic Flow Probe, 3 mm, Catalog Number HQD3FMC -- Product Usage: to measure flow intra-operatively.
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Code Information |
Serial Numbers: HQD3FMC3763, HQD3FMC3764, HQD3FMC3765, HQD3FMC3766, HQD3FMC3767, HQD3FMC3768, HQD3FMC3769, HQD3FMC3770, HQD3FMC3771, HQD3FMC3772, HQD3FMC3773, HQD3FMC3774, HQD3FMC3775, HQD3FMC3776, HQD3FMC3777, HQD3FMC3778, HQD3FMC3779, HQD3FMC3780, HQD3FMC3781, HQD3FMC3782, HQD3FMC3783, HQD3FMC3784, HQD3FMC3785, HQD3FMC3786, HQD3FMC3787, HQD3FMC3788, HQD3FMC3789, HQD3FMC3790, HQD3FMC3791, HQD3FMC3792, HQD3FMC3793, HQD3FMC3794, HQD3FMC3795, HQD3FMC3796, HQD3FMC3797, HQD3FMC3798, HQD3FMC3799, HQD3FMC3800, HQD3FMC3801, HQD3FMC3802, HQD3FMC3803, HQD3FMC3804, HQD3FMC3805, HQD3FMC3806, HQD3FMC3807, HQD3FMC3814, HQD3FMC3815 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Transonic Systems Inc 34 Dutch Mill Rd Ithaca NY 14850-9785
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For Additional Information Contact |
Mr. David Klementowski 607-257-5300
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Software defect; programming errors in the blood flow probes EPROM. Transonic received several complaints from users indicating that when the flow probe is connected to a flow meter the meter reads Used Probe or Irrelevant Use Number.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment |
Action |
Transonic sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letters and Response Forms dated July 27, 2015 to customers via Certified Mail, email and/or fax. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers are instructed to contact Transonic Systems' Customer Service at 1-800-353-3569 or 1-607-257-5300 to arrange for replacement (repair/exchange) immediately. |
Quantity in Commerce |
Domestic: 35 units, Foreign: 12 units |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Canada, Japan, Russia and The Netherlands. |
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 = DPW and Original Applicant = TRANSONIC SYSTEMS, INC.
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