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International Technidyne Corp. (ITC) AVOXimeter 1000… recallZ-1237-2008 · International Technidyne Corp. · initiated Feb 13, 2008

Terminated All recalls posted in August 2008

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from International Technidyne Corp. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Incorrect reading: ITC discovered that instruments built or repaired since approximately April 2007 were inadvertently left with the diagnostic mode enabled when shipped to customers.

FDA root cause category: Process design

What the company is doing

ITC sent Urgent - Medical Device Field Recall - ITC No. 08-001 letters dated 2/08/2008 to hospitals and/or medical facilities identified as having affected instruments. The letter instructed users not to use the instrument if the diagnostic mode is enabled. ITC will reset affected devices and return them to the customers.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1237-2008
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Feb 13, 2008
Posted by the FDA
Aug 6, 2008
Recalling firm
International Technidyne Corp.
Quantity
7 units
Product code
DQA
FDA submissions
K922075
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: USA, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, India, Germany, United Kingdom, Greece, Romania, Singapore, ROC, Pakistan, Netherlands, Korea, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Thailand, Slovenia, Turkey and Australia.

Product description

International Technidyne Corp. (ITC) AVOXimeter 1000 Oximeter, Catalog Numbers: AVON1000-110 and AVOX-1000-220

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Serial Numbers: 1073, 1085, 1197, 1245, 1321, 1383, 1162. Catalog Numbers/Code: AVON1000-110 and AVOX-1000-220.  Note:w The AVOXimeter 1000 was discontinued in 1996 by the company which which ITC acquired the product line from (AVOX Systems in Texas. Today, only service is offered on this mode.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

2 devices cleared under K922075 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 46773).

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