Class I — Serious Health Hazard

Serious health hazard — there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to this product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Brainlab Cranial Navigation System: An Image Guided Surgery System / Recalled by Brainlab AG Due to Software Error: The effect of setup on overall...

Date: April 22, 2013
Company: Brainlab AG
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Brainlab AG directly.

Affected Products

Brainlab Cranial Navigation System: An Image Guided Surgery System / Stereotactic. Radiology Departments. The BrainLAB Cranial IGS System is intended to be an intra-operative image guided localization system to enable minimally invasive surgery.

Quantity: 2528 units / 2119 consignees

Why Was This Recalled?

Software Error: The effect of setup on overall navigation accuracy could potentially intensify small inaccuracies arising from individual steps of a complex navigation procedure that may cause an inaccurate display of instruments by the navigation system compared to the actual patient anatomy.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Brainlab AG

Brainlab AG has 39 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report