Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 20385 |
| Brand Name: | Medtronic ENT - NIM EMG Endotracheal Tubes |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | 8229506, 8229507, 8229508 |
| 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 Xomed |
| Issue: | There have been several reports of EMG Endotracheal Tubes, where the ends of electrode wires at the distal end of the tube have extruded through the wall of the tube, entering the cuff and/or puncturing through the cuff and becoming exposed. The Instructions for Use (IFU) for this device have been updated to reinforce the warnings/precautions with information relative to this bending issue. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Healthcare Professional |
| Date Commenced: | 6/10/2016 |
