Severity
Moderate
FDA Devices recall · Reported April 23, 2014
The "fluoro match registration" function of the Navigation Software Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0 allows the user to intraoperatively match e.g., CT data sets to the current patient anato…
Brainlab Ag recalled Brainlab, Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0, Navigation Software. An intraoperative image-guided loc… — a moderate-severity action.
Brainlab, Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0, Navigation Software. An intraoperative image-guided loc… was recalled by Brainlab Ag in April 23, 2014. Reason: The "fluoro match registration" function of the Navigation Software Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0 allows the user to …. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1469-2014 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Brainlab Ag issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall — The "fluoro match registration" function of the Navigation Software Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0 allows the user to ….
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1469-2014 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1469-2014) was formally reported on April 23, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 18, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Brainlab Ag is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Feldkirchen, N/A. Federal records list the affected scope as 133 units.
The documented reason for this recall is: The "fluoro match registration" function of the Navigation Software Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0 allows the user to intraoperatively match e.g., CT data sets to the current patient anatomy visible on fluoroscopic images, used … Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution including the states of AZ, CA,GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MI, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX and WI and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Ger…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices — clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
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Severity
Moderate
Affected scope
133 units
Related Recalls
6
6 from same agency
Brainlab, Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0, Navigation Software. An intraoperative image-guided localization system to enable minimally invasive surgery. Catalog Number: 22264
The "fluoro match registration" function of the Navigation Software Spine & Trauma 3D 2.0 allows the user to intraoperatively match e.g., CT data sets to the current patient anatomy visible on fluoroscopic images, used by the navigation software during spinal surgeries to display the position and orientation of instruments. For this registration function in combination with a digitally integrated
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1469-2014 |
| Date reported | April 23, 2014 |
| Date initiated | November 18, 2013 |
| Recalling firm | Brainlab Ag |
| Firm location | Feldkirchen, N/A |
| Affected scope | 133 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution including the states of AZ, CA,GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MI, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX and WI and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, … |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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