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Monteris Medical Corp recalls NeuroBlate System SideFire Select 2.2 mm Directional Laser Probe, Sterile EO. Model #s SFS000-01,SFS002-01, SFS122-01,
Recalled May 25, 2016 · FDA recall Z-1614-2016 · Monteris Medical
Hazard
Monteris received a report that the sapphire lens on a 2.2SF probe fractured during a LITT procedure, with resulting introduction of C02 into the patient's brain. · FDA Class I
Units
121
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Nationwide Distribution in the states of KS, MO, NC, OH, and VA.
Description
Monteris received a report that the sapphire lens on a 2.2SF probe fractured during a LITT procedure, with resulting introduction of C02 into the patient's brain.
Product
NeuroBlate System SideFire Select 2.2 mm Directional Laser Probe, Sterile EO. Model #s SFS000-01,SFS002-01, SFS122-01, SFS222-01, SFS322-01, SFS422-01, and SFS522-01. NeuroBlate System SideFire Select Directional Laser Probes are part of the NeuroBlate System. The Monteris Medical NeuroBlate System is indicated for use to ablate, necrotize, or coagulate soft tissue through interstitial irradiation or thermal therapy in medicine and surgery in the discipline of neurosurgery with 1064 nm lasers. The Monteris Medical NeuroBlate System is intended for planning and monitoring thermal therapies under MRI visualization. It also provides real-time thermographic analysis of selected MRI images. The laser delivery probes direct the laser energy to the proper treatment location.
Manufacturer(s)
Monteris Medical Corp
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →