Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated… — Class II medical device recall Z-0579-2015
Terminated recall by ArthroCare Medical Corporation, reported 2014-12-17, distributed nationwide. Potential breach of sterile barrier due to defective product tray.
| Recall number | Z-0579-2015 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | ArthroCare Medical Corporation, Austin, TX, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2014-10-27 |
| Classified | 2014-12-10 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-12-17 |
| Terminated | 2015-10-09 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AT, AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, HK, IE, IL, IT, MY, NL, NO, PL, SE, TR, ZA |
| Quantity | 23,119 devices |
| Reason classes | sterility |
| Lot numbers | 1021255, 1021620, 1022188, 1022482, 1022636, 1023089, 1024067, 102481, 1025480, 1025482, 1025764, 1025765, 1026875, 1027163, 1027702, 1028327, 1029265, 1030025, 1031353, 1031759, 1031760, 1032765, 1032766, 1033773, 1033974, 1034227, 1034451, 1035036, 1035295, 1038550, 1039318, 1039903, 1042370, 1042371, 1043421, 1044678, 1044887, 1045361, 1046599, 1047067 and 41 more |
| Model numbers | ASHA4730-01, ASHA5050-01 |
Product
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.
Reason for recall
Potential breach of sterile barrier due to defective product tray.
Machine access
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