FDA (Devices) recall action 94152
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A new contraindication was added to the IFU which states that Peri-Guard Repair Patch should not be used in neurosurgery since the product endotoxin level may be higher than the allowable limit for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices and Supple Peri-Guard Repair Patch should not be used in neurosurgery since the product endotoxin level may be higher than the allowable limit for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Baxter is recalling Supple Peri-Guard Repair Patch units due to elevated endotoxin levels that may exceed allowable limits for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices. The product should not be used in neurosurgery.
Peri-Guard Repair Patch is now contraindicated for neurosurgery because its endotoxin level may exceed the limit allowable for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices. Product instructions have been updated.
Baxter Healthcare has added a contraindication to Peri-Guard Repair Patch instructions, restricting use in neurosurgery because endotoxin levels may exceed allowable limits for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices.
Baxter is recalling specific lot codes of Supple Peri-Guard Repair Patch because endotoxin levels may exceed limits for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices. The product should not be used in neurosurgery.