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Class 2 Device Recall InstaTrak 3500 Plus

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 Class 2 Device Recall InstaTrak 3500 Plussee related information
Date Initiated by FirmOctober 18, 2007
Date PostedJanuary 23, 2008
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on August 10, 2012
Recall NumberZ-0183-2008
Recall Event ID 45441
510(K)NumberK960330 
Product Classification Image Processing Radiological System, - Product Code LLZ
ProductGE OEC, Insta Trak 3500 Plus with the Cranial Application for Image Guided Surgery, GE Healthcare, Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Code Information Not applicable since this is an arm for all devices listed in product description.
FEI Number 1720753
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc
384 Wright Brothers Dr
Salt Lake City UT 84116-2862
For Additional Information Contact
801-517-6440
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Crack, Fracture or Detachment: The Transmitter Arm for the Mayfield-compatible Transmitter may become detached from the unit and enter into the surgical field.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Device Design
ActionConsignees were sent an Urgent Recall Notice via mail dated 10/11/07, notifying the customer to examine the plastic end of the transmitter arm and to not use the transmitter arm, if any cracks or damage are observed. Also to stop using Steam Sterilization method and to utilize the other Sterilization methods indicated in the Operators Manual. The root cause is still under investigation GEHC Surgery will provide, at no charge, a solution to this issue when it becomes available.
Quantity in Commerce169 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution --- USA including states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WI, and WV, and countries of Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = LLZ
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