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Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc: Cincinnati Sub Zero, Steri-Probe Temperature Probe, Esophageal/Rectal Temperature Probe, Part Number: 39622, Catalog #491B. TA disposable temperature probe used in conjunction with a measuring/monitoring device to continuously measure/monitor a patient's core body temperature.
- Recall number
- Z-0372-2012
- Recalling firm
- Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc
- Product
- Cincinnati Sub Zero, Steri-Probe Temperature Probe, Esophageal/Rectal Temperature Probe, Part Number: 39622, Catalog #491B. TA disposable temperature probe used in conjunction with a measuring/monitoring device to continuously measure/monitor a patient's core body temperature.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-09-26
- Posted
- 2012-01-11
- Terminated
- 2013-08-13
- Reason
- Reports that the Rectal/ Esophageal Temperature Probes are not reading correctly. This situation causes the Blanketrol device, which the probes connect to, to shut down operation and display a 'check probe' error.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc., issued an "Urgent Medical Device Field Action" letter on November 1, 2011 to all affected customers. The letter includes; description of product and problem, and a list of the affected lot numbers. The letter instructs the customers to discontinue use of the device. All unused product is to be returned to the Biomedical/Clinical Engineering and/or Service Department for an replacement and all used probes are to be disposed of in accordance with hospital policy. The customers are also instructed to complete and return an attached Recall Response Form ASAP. For additional information, customers may contact the Beatrice Washington at 1-800-989-7373 or (513) 772-8810.
- Quantity
- 369,680
- Distribution
- Nationwide distribution and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- The following lot codes are subject to recall: 12998, 12999, 19257, 19257A, 19644, 21536, 21537, 27446, 29112, 31081, 31082, 32209, 37281, 38522, 8996, D414723, D416607, D420120, D421702, D423801, D423908, D525212, D515408, D516607, D517108, D520709, D524107, D525502, D527632, D530518, D624011, D624012, D634834 D706611, D709119, D720450, D721118, D722015, and D727416.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K072621"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- BZT
- Firm FEI
- 1516825
- Firm city
- Cincinnati
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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