Z-1664-2008

Adult 02 Transducer (Nellcor) - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Pulse Oximeter

Name: Z-1664-2008 Adult 02 Transducer (Nellcor) - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Pulse Oximeter
Creator: Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Published: 2008-03-11
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Stryker Sustainability Solutions / initiated 2008-03-11 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. began a recall of Adult 02 Transducer (Nellcor) - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Pulse Oximeter on 2008-03-11. The reason FDA records is "Sterility Compromised -- Ascent Healthcare Solutions cannot validate the sterilization process for a variety of Ascent Healthcare Solutions products". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1664-2008
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2008-03-11
Posted: 2008-09-19
Terminated: 2012-06-29
Recalling firm: Stryker Sustainability Solutions
Product: Adult 02 Transducer (Nellcor) - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Pulse Oximeter.
Product code: NLF Oximeter, Reprocessed
Reason for recall: Sterility Compromised -- Ascent Healthcare Solutions cannot validate the sterilization process for a variety of Ascent Healthcare Solutions products.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Process control
Action: A recall notification letter titled Voluntary Medical Device Recall was sent to each consignee. If you have questions about this recall on numerous reprocessed devices, contact Moira Barton-Varty at 888-888-3433, ext. 5350 or at [email protected].
Quantity in commerce: 4416 of 4416
Distribution: Class II Recall - Nationwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots: Catalog No. MAX-A Lot No. 118668, 140345, 144466, 148710, 149790, and 149925.

Product code NLF

K012344Class IIVanguard Reprocessed Pulse Oximeter SensorsVanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. / cleared 2002-10-04

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)