FDA recall record

Medtronic Passive Planar Blunt Probe Part Number 960-556, also included in Part Number Kits recall — FDA Z-1794-2015

Passive Planar Blunt Probe (Lot# 150223) was manufactured with a sharp tip rather than a blunt tip.

Class IIclassification
Z-1794-2015official record ID
Jun 24, 2015report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-1794-2015
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmMedtronic Navigation, Inc.
Report dateJun 24, 2015
Recall initiation dateMay 5, 2015
Quantity18
LocationLouisville, CO, United States

Official product description

Medtronic Passive Planar Blunt Probe Part Number 960-556, also included in Part Number Kits: 9732540, 9732622, 9733174, 9733935. As part of kits, the product is either packaged with other instruments or into a holding tray. The Passive Planar Blunt Probe is an optically tracked, reusable instrument used in navigated surgery and is included with Medtronic cranial instrument kits. It is designed for use in patient registration and palpating brain tissue during surgical procedures.

Why the product was recalled

Passive Planar Blunt Probe (Lot# 150223) was manufactured with a sharp tip rather than a blunt tip.

Distribution information

US Distribution to the states of : CA, MO, LA and PA., and Internationally to Ireland.

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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