Medtronic Biopsy Needle Kit
Sterile Passive spheres and biopsy needle kits contain variation in the reflective material which may affect the ability of the navigation system to detect and track the spheres.
Recall notice
Sterile Passive spheres and biopsy needle kits contain variation in the reflective material which may affect the ability of the navigation system to detect and track the spheres.
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Source Page by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1932780-medtronic-navigation-inc-recalls-medtronic-biopsy-needle-kit-ref-9733068 · Recall date August 31, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0197-2027
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“Medtronic Biopsy Needle Kit.” GovInfoNow, recall dated August 31, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1932780-medtronic-navigation-inc-recalls-medtronic-biopsy-needle-kit-ref-9733068. Based on FDA recall #Z-0197-2027 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0197-2027%22&limit=1).
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- Brand
Medtronic Navigation, Inc.- Category
Medical device
All 4 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class II- Status
Ongoing- Distribution
US: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY OUS: Canary Islands, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Martinique, China , Taiwan, Hong Kong,
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Z-0194-2027 | Medtronic NDI Passive Spheres REF: 8801071, Sterile EO, 1/Tray 12 pk., Rxonly; UDI: 20805832070016/ Lot codes: 2506331 2506571 2510111 2510511 2511091 | 14210 units |
| Z-0195-2027 | Medtronic NDI Passive Spheres REF: 8801074, Sterile EO, 4/Tray 12 Pk., Rxonly; UDI: 20805832070023/ Lot codes: 2503141 2503241 2503411 2503491 2504081 2504091 2504211 2504301 2504331 2505211 2505221 2505351 2505641 2505651 2505681 2506081 2506161 2506341 2506551 2506581 2509781 2509791 2509811 2510121 2510741 2510751 2511101 2511121 2511501 2511601 | 83,594 units |
| Z-0196-2027 | Medtronic NDI Passive Spheres REF: 8801075, Sterile EO, 5/Tray 12 Pk., Rxonly; UDI: 00643169278028/ Lots: 2503291 2503331 2503381 2504011 2504021 2504151 2504361 2505101 2505111 2505231 2505291 2505411 2505491 2505661 2506101 2506181 2506401 2506431 2506491 2506501 2509551 2509561 2509831 2510011 2510031 2510171 2510181 2510221 2510241 2510561 2510611 2510771 2510781 2511261 2511521 2511621 2511631 2512091; UDI: 20805832070030/ Lots: 2502431 2512091 2502431 2502461 2502511 2502531 2502541 2503071 2503081 2503091 2503101 2503111 2503121 2503161 2503171 2503181 2503191 2503201 2503211 2503221 2503251 2503261 2503271 2503281 2503291 2503331 2503341 2503351 2503361 2503381 2503401 2504011 2504021 2504041 2504051 2504071 2504101 2504151 2504201 2504281 2504341 2504351 2504361 2504371 2505101 2505111 2505121 2505141 2505161 2505231 2505241 2505251 2505261 2505281 2505291 2505301 2505311 2505361 2505401 2505411 2505491 2505501 2505511 2505601 2505621 2505631 2505661 2506091 2506101 2506111 2506121 2506141 2506151 2506171 2506181 2506191 2506201 2506211 2506261 2506271 2506281 2506351 2506361 2506381 2506401 2506421 2506431 2506461 2506471 2506481 2506491 2506501 2506521 2506531 2506591 2506641 2507081 2507091 2509421 2509431 2509531 2509551 2509561 2509581 2509591 2509601 2509611 2509731 2509741 2509751 2509761 2509771 2509821 2509831 2509841 2510011 2510021 2510031 2510041 2510051 2510061 2510071 2510081 2510091 2510101 2510131 2510141 2510151 2510171 2510181 2510191 2510221 2510231 2510241 2510291 2510531 2510541 2510561 2510571 2510611 2510761 2510771 2510781 2510791 2510801 2510811 2511061 2511071 2511081 2511131 2511141 2511171 2511181 2511191 2511201 2511211 2511251 2511261 2511271 2511281 2511301 2511311 2511321 2511511 2511521 2511531 2511631 2512091 2510351 2510381 | 476,256 units |
| Z-0197-2027 | Medtronic Biopsy Needle Kit, REF: 9733068, Passive, Sterile EO, Rxonly; UDI: 00643169702943/ Lots: 066500526 066501226 066503326 066504726 066506326 066509826; UDI:00643169030121/Lots: 066500526 066506326 | 3746 units |
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 50 states and D.C. and Puerto Rico, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “US: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY OUS: Canary Islands, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Martinique, China , Taiwan,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 58 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0197-2027 (August 31, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0197-2027 to see it in context.
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