Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses

Intuitive Surgical recalls 7,819 da Vinci S and Si Mega Needle Driver instruments worldwide due to broken or frayed grip cables that may cause temporary health problems.

Philips Medical Systems recalls 461 units (198 in US) of ALLURA Xper FD20 biplane X-ray systems due to wired foot switch malfunction that may prevent or intermittently disable imaging initiation.

Synthes USA Products recalls 77 units of 2.4 Volt Tap Locking Screw Tap (Class II) due to lot swap resulting in incorrect threading; distributed nationwide across 22 states.

BD Kiestra ReadA lab automation system (Catalog No. 446948) issued Class II recall affecting 82 units for potential connectivity issues causing delays in plate retrieval after system reboot, with no impact on test results or sample integrity.

Medline Industries recalls Class II thoracic robot kits containing defective Olympus biopsy valves that may shed rubber fragments into patients' airways, potentially requiring surgical removal.

HEYTEA USA Inc recalls 12,677 cartons of Coconut Drink 1 across seven states due to undeclared milk that may cause temporary health problems.

TG Foods Inc. recalls 7,980 units of Divided Sunset Multi Collagen Peptides nationwide due to missing allergen labeling for egg and fish species on the product.

Super World Trading Inc. recalls 595 cases of tangerine-flavored roasted peanuts distributed across 18 states due to banned cyclamate sweetener content.

Oxoid Australia's Microbact 12L identification kit (lot 4494873) is subject to a Class II recall due to potential misidentification of organisms from inconclusive color reactions; 2 kits distributed nationwide in Georgia and California.

Abiomed recalls 62 Automated Impella Controller units internationally due to potential delay in "Purge System Blocked" alarm display with first generation Impella 5.5 pumps, classified as Class I.

Olympus recalls 408 SOLTIVE Premium laser systems worldwide due to a defective 24V power supply module that may render units inoperable or produce smoke and burning smells within the enclosed console.

Philips Medical Systems recalls 3,552 Vue Motion V12 ultrasound systems (Product 1017979) worldwide due to potential frame sequencing errors during dynamic imaging that may cause temporary health complications.

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Class II recall of Atellica CH Enzymatic Hemoglobin A1c test (SMN 11097536) due to potential depressed results when processing with RCRP on the same analyzer.

Abiomed recalls 33,107 Generation 1 purge cassettes distributed worldwide in Impella Pump Sets due to increased purge leak risk that may cause serious injury or death.

ReCor Medical's Paradise ultrasound renal denervation catheter (Model PRDS-068-02) is subject to a Class II recall affecting 24 units distributed across nine U.S. states due to nonconforming product that should have been scrapped.