Device recall: Natus neoBLUE Phototherapy system, Catalogue Part Number: 010066. Top Assembly Part Numbers: 001103, 001314, 002110…
Class II FDA enforcement event 73169. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm is adding the warning statement to the Instruction for Use for the neoBLUE LED Phototherapy System and provide a laminated Quick Guide to affix to each device.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Natus Medical Incorporated started this device recall on 11 Apr 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Seattle, WA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73169 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 22 Jun 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 14 Dec 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distributed - US Nationwide in the US including American Samoa, Guam Puerto Rico and in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia,…
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-2001-2016 | Natus neoBLUE Phototherapy system, Catalogue Part Number: 010066. Top Assembly Part Numbers: 001103, 001314, 002110, 040906, 040904, 040756, 040758, 040658, 040680. Product Usage: Used to provide treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia | 13541 units total (7840 units in the US and 5701 units outside the US) | Class II | Terminated | 22 Jun 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- 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-2001-2016The 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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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73169. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73169/. 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 Distributed - US Nationwide in the US including American Samoa, Guam Puerto Rico and in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73169?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
13541 units total (7840 units in the US and 5701 units outside the US)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.