Endoscopic retrieval device — Class II medical device recall Z-0006-2013
Terminated recall by US Endoscopy Group Inc, reported 2012-10-10, distributed nationwide. When the outer catheter is either coiled or in a contorted configuration outside of the endoscope and the pati
| Recall number | Z-0006-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | US Endoscopy Group Inc, Mentor, OH, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2011-11-14 |
| Classified | 2012-10-03 |
| Reported by FDA | 2012-10-10 |
| Terminated | 2013-07-02 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BH, BR, CH, CL, CZ, DE, DK, EC, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, IE, IL, IN, IT, JO, LT, MT, MX, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PL, PT, RO, SA, SI, SV, TR, ZA |
| Quantity | 1,153 |
| Model numbers | 00711177 |
Product
Endoscopic retrieval device. The disposable Raptor grasping device in intended to retrieve foreign bodies or resected tissue specimens in endoscopic procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract or biliary tract.
Reason for recall
When the outer catheter is either coiled or in a contorted configuration outside of the endoscope and the patient, and excessive force is applied to the handle, the jaws may become inoperable and may become stuck in the open condition.
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