Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 18608 |
| Brand Name: | Medtronic Navigation Cannulated Taps |
| Model: | various |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medtronic New Zealand Limited Unit 16 Mezzanine Level 5 Gloucester Park Road Onehunga AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 377 807 |
| Manufacturer: | Medtronic Navigation Inc |
| Issue: | Cannulated taps are used during spinal procedures. When cannulated taps are used in procedures without guidewires (k-wires) the cannula may become occluded. If the occlusion is not removed at point of use and is allowed to dry and harden, attempts to remove the occlusion may become more challenging. The updated IFU now states that if there is an obstruction in the cannula that cannot be removed, the device should be considered at end of life and should be discarded. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 2/6/2015 |
