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Health product recall

Stockert Heater-Cooler System 3T

Starting date:
August 14, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-64316

Reason

This is a follow-up to previous field safety notices issued in June 2015 and October 2016. Livanova has developed a solution to mitigate the dispersion of aerosols produced by the 3T heater-cooler (3T). The solution is a retrofit upgrade of devices currently in use at facilities and at Livanova to reduce and mitigate potential risk of transmission of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) due to aerosolization.r5, -17T/2A.

Affected products

Stockert Heater-Cooler System 3T

Lot or serial number

More than 100 numbers, contact manufacturer

Model or catalog number

16-02-81
16-02-82
16-02-85

Companies

Manufacturer
LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
LINBERGHSTRASSE 25
MUNICH
80939
GERMANY