EVAC 70 XTRA with Integrated Cable REF EICA5872-01 Product Usage:… — Class II medical device recall Z-1832-2015
Terminated recall by ArthroCare Medical Corporation, reported 2015-07-01, distributed nationwide. Potential component failure causing device inoperability
| Recall number | Z-1832-2015 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | ArthroCare Medical Corporation, Austin, TX, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2015-05-15 |
| Classified | 2015-06-25 |
| Reported by FDA | 2015-07-01 |
| Terminated | 2016-06-27 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 4,111 units |
| Lot numbers | 1085237, 1092276, 1092284, 1092287, 1092288, 1092289 |
| Model numbers | EICA5872-01 |
| Expiration dates | 2017-01-09 |
Product
EVAC 70 XTRA with Integrated Cable REF EICA5872-01 Product Usage: PLASMA WAND devices are indicated for ablation, resection, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in otorhinolaryngology (ENT) surgery including: adenoidectomy, cysts, head, neck, oral, and sinus surgery, mastoidectomy, myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, nasal airway obstruction by reduction of hypertrophic nasal turbinates, nasopharyngeal/laryngeal indications including tracheal procedures, laryngeal polypectomy, and laryngeal lesion debulking, neck mass, papilloma keloids, submucosal palatal shrinkage, submucosal tissue shrinkage, tonsillectomy (including palatine tonsils), traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), tumors, and tissue in the uvula/soft palate for the treatment of snoring. It is intended for procedures using a conductive media, such as normal saline or Ringers lactate.
Reason for recall
Potential component failure causing device inoperability
Machine access
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