Date Initiated by Firm | August 01, 2006 |
Date Posted | November 16, 2006 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on October 29, 2008 |
Recall Number | Z-0193-2007 |
Recall Event ID |
36381 |
510(K)Number | K892875 |
Product Classification |
gamma camera - Product Code KPS
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Product | BIAD Classic 24 (24 inch collimator). The collimator is a component of the Trionix Biad Full Imaging System. |
Code Information |
Serial numbers B-102 through B-184 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Trionix Research Laboratory Inc 8037 Bavaria Rd Twinsburg OH 44087-2261
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For Additional Information Contact | Dean F. Brinkley 330-425-9055 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The ball screw on the unit which supports the detector head (which weighs approximately 800 lbs.) could snap resulting in the detector head dropping on the patient. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | The recalling firm modified one of the devices in 2002. The remaining device users were telephoned on/about 11/02/2006.
To date the recalling firm has not taken any corrective action regarding devices with serial numbers B-102, B-103, B-104 or B-106 thru B-184. |
Quantity in Commerce | 76 devices |
Distribution | Worldwide, including USA, Australia, Egypt, UK, Belgium. |
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 = KPS
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