Rosa Brain 3.0, Model No. ROSA 3.0. The device is delivered… recallZ-0172-2020 · Medtech Sas · initiated Sep 10, 2019
Class I Terminated All recalls posted in November 2019
Is my device affected?
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Why it was recalled
The instrument holder may be sent on a trajectory that is not within the intended target. If it is not corrected, the associated device may be placed incorrectly.
FDA root cause category: Software in the Use Environment
What the company is doing
On September 10, 2019, the firm issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction to customers, advising them of the product issue. The customer notification included instructions for a workaround for the issue. Customers were also advised of the workflow that would cause the problem to occur. The firm stated that they would provide a label containing the workaround instructions that could be applied directly to the unit by September 30, 2019. A Zimmer Biomet engineer will be deployed to each customer site to implement a new software version to correct the issue. Customers will be contacted by 10/31/19 with additional information regarding this planned update and the estimated timing. For surgeons, there are no specific patient monitoring instructions related to this field action that are recommended beyond your existing follow-up schedule. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call Perry Twyford at 281-389-3236 between 9:00 am and 6:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0172-2020
- Recall class
- Class I (most serious)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 10, 2019
- Posted by the FDA
- Nov 1, 2019
- Recalling firm
- Medtech Sas
- Quantity
- 93
- Product code
- HAW
- FDA submissions
- K151359, K172444
- Distribution
- Nationwide domestic distribution. Foreign distribution to Australia, France, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Product description
Rosa Brain 3.0, Model No. ROSA 3.0. The device is delivered assembled in a wooden case and protected with plastic bubble and plastic film. Seals are put on the crate. The product is not shipped sterile. The device is intended for the spatial positioning and orientation of instrument holders or tool guides to be used by neurosurgeons.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K151359, K172444 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- MAYFIELD HEAD HOLDER ADAPTOR ROSA3-177DMedtech · Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument1 report
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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