FDA Devices recall · Reported September 18, 2019
Berchtold Chromophare F628 Surgical Lights. Product Usage: The medical lights are for usage in hospital treatment rooms. They provide localized lighting focused on the patient s body for detecting and treating disease, injury, and disability. The surgical lights may only be used in rooms used for medical purposes that have been equipped in accordance with VDE 0100-710 or IEC 60364-7-10 in accordance with the regulations.
The back cover of the light head was insufficiently assembled and could potentially fall off the light.
Stryker Communications recalled Berchtold Chromophare F628 Surgical Lights. Product Usage: The medical lights are f… - a moderate-severity action.
Berchtold Chromophare F628 Surgical Lights. Product Usage: The medical lights are f… was recalled by Stryker Communications in September 18, 2019. Reason: The back cover of the light head was insufficiently assembled and could potentially fall off the light.. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2540-2019 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Stryker Communications issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-The back cover of the light head was insufficiently assembled and could potentially fall off the light..
- Moderate
- severity level
- Class II
- classification
- September 18, 2019
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2540-2019 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) 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.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Product description
Berchtold Chromophare F628 Surgical Lights. Product Usage: The medical lights are for usage in hospital treatment rooms. They provide localized lighting focused on the patient s body for detecting and treating disease, injury, and disability. The surgical lights may only be used in rooms used for medical purposes that have been equipped in accordance with VDE 0100-710 or IEC 60364-7-10 in accordance with the regulations.
Reason for recall
The back cover of the light head was insufficiently assembled and could potentially fall off the light.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall number | Z-2540-2019 |
| Date reported | September 18, 2019 |
| Date initiated | March 22, 2019 |
| Recalling firm | Stryker Communications |
| Firm location | Flower Mound, TX |
| Affected scope | 3,344 lights |
| Distribution | Distribution was nationwide, including to Puerto Rico. There was also government/military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, German… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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