| Subject: | Class 1 Recall - Levitronix CentriMag Extracorporeal Blood Pumping System: CentriMag Primary Console (with v200 Application Software) |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 5 Aug 2008 - 10:00 am |
| Levitronix and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class 1 recall of the Levitronix CentriMag Extracorporeal Blood Pumping System and Primary & Backup Consoles manufactured by Levitronix, GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland and distributed from January, 2001 through March, 2008. The Blood Pumping System is used to provide short-term extracorporeal circulatory support during cardiac and other types of surgeries. A July 24, 2008 Levitronix device correction letter informed physicians not to use... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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