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Intellijoint Workstation G2 Recall: Fire Risk from Overheating Battery

Intellijoint recalls specific 15-inch MacBook Pro units (P/N 000-0241) due to potential battery overheating and fire risk. Affected units have unique Apple serial numbers listed in the recall notice.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2228-2019Medical deviceIntellijoint ›
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Recalling firmIntellijoint Surgical, Inc.60 Bathurst Dr Unit 1 · Waterloo, Canada
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Intellijoint is recalling certain 15-inch MacBook Pro units that were part of their Workstation G2 system. These units have a battery that may overheat and cause a fire, so they should be stopped using immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/67547-intellijoint-workstation-g2-recall-fire-risk-from-overheating-battery.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/67547-intellijoint-workstation-g2-recall-fire-risk-from-overheating-battery · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2228-2019

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“Intellijoint Workstation G2 Recall: Fire Risk from Overheating Battery.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/67547-intellijoint-workstation-g2-recall-fire-risk-from-overheating-battery. Based on FDA recall #Z-2228-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2228-2019%22&limit=1).

Intellijoint Surgical, Inc. recalled the Workstation, G2, Configured (P/N 000-0241) due to a fire safety risk from an overheating Apple battery, according to the FDA on June 28, 2019.

How to tell if you have it

  • Intellijoint Workstation, G2, Configured (P/N 000-0241)
  • Apple MacBook Serial Numbers: C02R4A0ZG8WN, C02R4CTLG8WN, C02R4CVYG8WN, C02R4CTHG8WN, C02R4CUZG8WN, C02R4CV6G8WN, C02R4CWZG8WN
  • Additional units discovered 09/18/2019: C02R4CQ5G8WN, C02R4CULG8WN, C02R4CVWG8WN, C02R4CWYG8WN, C02R4CQ6G8WN, C02R4CUPG8WN, C02R4CSSG8WN, C02R4CTQG8WN, C02R4CSZG8WN, C02R4CUSG8WN, C02R4CUXG8WN, C02R4CUQG8WN, C02R4CU0G8WN, C02R4A6PG8WN, C02R4CTMG8WN, 02R4CUNG8WN

The hazard

Apple determined that the battery in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro Units may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. The affected units are part of the Intellijoint HIP System.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Intellijoint Surgical, Inc. has two other recalls on record since February 11, 2020. On August 28, 2026, Intellijoint recalled the Navigation System Workstation G2 due to fire risk from an Apple battery. On February 11, 2020, Intellijoint recalled navigation software for incorrect knee surgery depth calculations. Other recent recalls of similar products include Nerivio Infinity Software Version 4.1.2.0 Recall (March 23, 2026) and Tobii Dynavox TD Navio Maxi/Midi Speech Device Recalls (July 8, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product model 'Workstation, G2, Configured' with serial numbers starting with C02R4 (e.g., C02R4A0ZG8WN). The recall includes units sold between 2019 and 2020 with these specific serial numbers.

  • Brand
    Intellijoint
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Immediately stop using the affected MacBook Pro units as they pose a fire risk.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “IL, CA, NY, TX, RI, Australia” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Illinois, New York, Rhode Island, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 28, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 8, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 14, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 16, 2020420192020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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-2228-2019 (June 28, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2228-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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