FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-0579-2015
Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches and Model Number ASHA5050-01: Ambient KVac Wand with Integrated Finger Switches. The Wands are indicated for the resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue, and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures.
Published December 17, 2014 · Recall initiated: October 27, 2014
Status when published: Terminated — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.
What's the hazard
Potential breach of sterile barrier due to defective product tray.
What to do
Voluntary: Firm initiated · Letter
Recall details
- Manufacturer
- ArthroCare Medical Corporation
- Distributor
- Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK.
- Lot
- Model Number ASHA4730-01 (HipVac) lot numbers: 1021255, 1021620, 1022188, 1022482, 1022636, 1023089, 1024067, 1025482, 1025480, 102481, 1025764, 1025765, 1026875, 1027163, 1027702, 1028327, 1029265, 1030025, 1031353, 1031759, 1031760, 1032765, 1032766, 1033773, 1033974, 1034227, 1034451, 1035036, 1035295, 1038550, 1039318, 1039903, 1042371, 1042370, 1043421, 1044678, 1045361, 1046599, 1047067, 1050441, 1053407, 1053408, 1052669, 1054471, 1056213, 1057010, 1055117, 1058810, 1058291, 1059396, 1061007, 1061008, 1064276, 1064641, 1065989, 1070710, 1070711, 1071321, 1071322, 1071360, 1071361, 1073431, 1073432, 1074079, 1074140, 1076027, 1077459, 1078013, 1078911 Model Number ASHA5050-01 (KVac) lot numbers: 1044887, 1050012, 1053720, 1054965, 1055700, 1068390, 1068391, 1068392, 1068393, 1076028, 1078916, 1078918
- Risk classification
- Class II
- Area (FDA)
- device
- Country
- United States
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