Medtronic Navigation, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-1794-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Medtronic Passive Planar Blunt Probe Part Number 960-556, also included in Part Number Kits: 9732540, 9732622, 9733174, 9733935. As part of kits, the product is either packaged with other instruments or into a holding tray. The Passive Planar Blunt Probe is an optically tracked, reusable instrument used in navigated surgery and is included with Medtronic cranial instrument kits. It is designed for use in patient registration and palpating brain tissue during surgical procedures.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 5, 2015

Date Posted: June 24, 2015

Recall Number: Z-1794-2015

Event ID: 71278

Reason for Recall:

Passive Planar Blunt Probe (Lot# 150223) was manufactured with a sharp tip rather than a blunt tip.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 18

Code Information:

lot number 150223

Distribution Pattern:

US Distribution to the states of : CA, MO, LA and PA., and Internationally to Ireland.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated