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C.R. Bard, Inc.: Arctic Sun 5000 and Arctic Sun 2000; Intended for monitoring and controlling patient temperatures.

Recall number
Z-0760-2016
Recalling firm
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Product
Arctic Sun 5000 and Arctic Sun 2000; Intended for monitoring and controlling patient temperatures.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2015-11-10
Posted
2016-02-05
Terminated
2017-04-21
Reason
Improper targeted temperature therapy was delivered to patients because the Temperature Simulator Key was connected to the patient temperature cable instead of the patient temperature probe.
Root cause
Use error
Action
Bard Medical Division sent a Safety Alert to each of the customers via FedEx with proof of delivery notice. All consignees have been instructed to carry the notification out to the user-level.
Quantity
1,539
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution-DC and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI. IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV.
Lot, serial or model codes
All lots/serial numbers sold prior to August 2014.
510(k) numbers
["K071341","K101092"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
DWJ
Firm FEI
1018233
Firm city
Covington
Firm state
GA
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
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2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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