FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation: AD-TECH Medical Instrument Corporation Drill Sleeve Guides DSG-6-3-090-2.4N utilizing raw material (RM0677) from the following lots from vendor 00-0001062., AD0021502, AD0021628. Product Usage: The drill sleeve guides are accessories to the Ad-Tech Cranial Drill Bits. The Cranial Drill Bits and accessories are intended to be used for drilling holes in the skull for neurological procedures, such as brain biopsy, brain contacting electrode and electrode accessory device placement. The DSG-6.3-090-2.4N drill sleeve guides are intended to be used with the 2.4mm Cranial Drill Bit diameter.
- Recall number
- Z-2539-2018
- Recalling firm
- Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation
- Product
- AD-TECH Medical Instrument Corporation Drill Sleeve Guides DSG-6-3-090-2.4N utilizing raw material (RM0677) from the following lots from vendor 00-0001062., AD0021502, AD0021628. Product Usage: The drill sleeve guides are accessories to the Ad-Tech Cranial Drill Bits. The Cranial Drill Bits and accessories are intended to be used for drilling holes in the skull for neurological procedures, such as brain biopsy, brain contacting electrode and electrode accessory device placement. The DSG-6.3-090-2.4N drill sleeve guides are intended to be used with the 2.4mm Cranial Drill Bit diameter.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-05-02
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-02-08
- Reason
- The diameter of the drill sleeve guide raw material was found to be under tolerance, potentially resulting in the drill bit seizing in the guide during surgery.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Customers were notified on 05/02/2018 via a MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter. Instructions included to immediately examine your inventory and quarantine any product subject to recall and replacement. Customers/distributors who received affected devices will be contacted to return their unopened/unused and/or reused stock of the affected product.
- Quantity
- 65 Total
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, FL, IL, MI, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, UT, WV. Worldwide distribution to Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Number DSG-6.3-090-2.4N. Batch Number (Lot Number): 107104 (710220), 114390 (715001), 111423 (716180), 105176 (613121), 113775 (719190), 115847 (712211), 113776 (719190), 115000 (714201), 114724 (711101), 116389 (712121), 117146 (810110).
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K170442"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HBE
- Firm FEI
- 2183456
- Firm city
- Oak Creek
- Firm state
- WI
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28