FDA (Devices) recall action 95614
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Deviations in the manufacturing process created a compromise in the sterile barrier, in which sterility cannot be assured during the duration of the product's 2-year shelf life.
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.
Maquet Cardiovascular is recalling 14,338 Acrobat-i Positioners because manufacturing deviations compromised the sterile barrier, meaning sterility cannot be assured during the product's 2-year shelf life.
Maquet Cardiovascular is recalling the Acrobat SUV Vacuum Stabilizer System (Model C-OM-9000Z) due to manufacturing deviations that compromise the sterile barrier. Sterility cannot be assured during the 2-year shelf life, affecting approximately 10,778 units.
Maquet Cardiovascular is recalling approximately 33,823 units of the Acrobat-i Vacuum Stabilizer System due to manufacturing deviations that compromised the sterile barrier. Sterility cannot be assured for the 2-year shelf life.