Device recall: The product has the Catalogue/Part number 60010. Olympic Cool-Cap System is a selective head cooling system for…
Class I FDA enforcement event 61835. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The Olympic Cool-Cap's Control Module has experienced a frozen screen during use. When this occurs, the on-screen information remains on display, but the system is no longer providing cooling treatment to the infants. The visible clock displayed at the upper right hand corner of the screen stops advancing.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Natus Medical Incorporated started this device recall on 9 May 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Seattle, WA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 61835 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 12 Dec 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 27 Jan 2015.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, Puerto Rico,…
Recalling firm
Natus Medical Incorporated, Seattle, WA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0447-2013 | The product has the Catalogue/Part number 60010. Olympic Cool-Cap System is a selective head cooling system for treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in infants. A cooling water cap is placed on the infant's head and the body is warmed using radiant warmers. The Cool-Cap provides 72 hours of monitored… | 324 units | Class I | Terminated | 12 Dec 2012 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class I
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 16
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0447-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 61835. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/61835/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, Puerto Rico,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 61835?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
324 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 5% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class I.