Device recall: Medivance ArcticGel Neonatal Pad The pad is designed to fit into an incubator and provide whole body cooling for…
Class III FDA enforcement event 74609. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
An internal review of an available product found that the Information For Use only contained English and Japanese languages when a CE-marked 23 language version was expected.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
C.R. Bard, Inc. started this device recall on 30 Jun 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Covington, GA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 74609 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Aug 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 6 Jun 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Distribution to the states of : CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NY, OR, PA, TX, WA, and Internationally to Germany, Italy and Switzerland
Recalling firm
C.R. Bard, Inc., Covington, GA.
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-2345-2016 | Medivance ArcticGel Neonatal Pad The pad is designed to fit into an incubator and provide whole body cooling for patients. | 64 | Class III | Terminated | 17 Aug 2016 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class III
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 49
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2345-2016The 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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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74609. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/74609/. 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:
US Distribution to the states of : CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NY, OR, PA, TX, WA, and Internationally to Germany, Italy and Switzerland
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74609?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
64
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class III.