Device recall: Neural Signal Amplifier. Part Numbers: 4208, 5703, 5749, 5748, 5747. Product Usage: The Blackrock NeuroPort…
Class II FDA enforcement event 74893. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Blackrock Microsystems, LLC announces a voluntary field action for the Blackrock NeuroPort Biopotential Signal Processing System because the Neural Signal Amplifier and the Patient Cable are incorrectly labeled as Type CF Applied Parts.
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
Blackrock Microsystems, LLC started this device recall on 10 Aug 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Salt Lake City, UT. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 74893 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 14 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Aug 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and Canada,
Recalling firm
Blackrock Microsystems, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2763-2016 | Neural Signal Amplifier. Part Numbers: 4208, 5703, 5749, 5748, 5747. Product Usage: The Blackrock NeuroPort Biopotential Signal Processing System supports recording, processing and display of biopotential signals from user supplied electrodes. Biopotential signals include: Electrocorticography (ECoG),… | 81 total amplifiers | Class II | Terminated | 14 Sep 2016 |
| Z-2764-2016 | Patient Cable. Part Numbers: 4460, 6735. Sterile within Chipboard Boxes within corrugated cartons. Product Usage: The Blackrock NeuroPort Biopotential Signal Processing System supports recording, processing and display of biopotential signals from user supplied electrodes. Biopotential signals include:… | 120 total cables | Class II | Terminated | 14 Sep 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
- 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2763-2016The 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 74893. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/74893/. 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 - US Nationwide and Canada,
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74893?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
81 total amplifiers
- 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.