Integra Licox Test Kit REF BC10R Rx Only An accessory provided for use with the LCXO2 and AC31 PtO2 Monitors. It provides users with a secondary means to verify the monitor's PtO2 state-of-calibration (but does not provide calibration) when needed by providing a specific electrical signal to the monitor.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1675-2014) was formally reported on June 11, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on April 16, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Integra LifeSciences Corp. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Plainsboro, NJ. Federal records indicate 49 test probes units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Integra LifeSciences has identified through a small number of complaints that some lot numbers of Licox Test Kits (Catalog Number BC10R) may provide erroneous "calibration test failure" message when they are used with t… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - USA including Illinois, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, G…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.