microTargeting" Drive System, Product Number 66-ZD-MD
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FHC, Inc. is recalling the microTargeting Drive System (Product Number 66-ZD-MD) because the Depth Stop Adapter may damage the lead and stylet when the depth stop screw is over-tightened. This damage can cause low impedances or a short circuit between electrode pairs in the lead, requiring removal and replacement of the implanted lead either during the initial surgery or in a follow-up procedure. A total of 2,952 devices were distributed across all US states and several foreign countries including Canada, Australia, Argentina, and various European nations.
The recall record does not specify what actions affected consumers should take in response to this recall.
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The FHC Depth Stop Adapter may cause damage to the lead and stylet when the depth stop screw is over-tightened onto the lead. This damage can manifest as low impedances or a short circuit between one or multiple electrode pairs in the lead, and has resulted in the need to remove and replace the implanted lead intraoperative or in a follow-up procedure.
Reason for recall: The FHC Depth Stop Adapter may cause damage to the lead and stylet when the depth stop screw is over-tightened onto the lead. This damage can manifest as low impedances or a short circuit between one or multiple electrode pairs in the lead, and has resulted in the need to remove and replace the implanted lead intraoperative or in a follow-up procedure. Distribution: The devices were distributed to the following US states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. The devices were distributed to the following foreign countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Quantity: 2952 total Lot/code info: UDI: 00873263003572
Official record: FDA (Device enforcement) ↗
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