Button Switchpens — Class II medical device recall Z-1990-2012
Terminated recall by PSC Industries Inc, reported 2012-07-18, distributed nationwide. The carton label for this device has the manufacturer symbol where the expiration date symbol should be. Firm
| Recall number | Z-1990-2012 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | PSC Industries Inc, Louisville, KY, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-06-05 |
| Classified | 2012-07-11 |
| Reported by FDA | 2012-07-18 |
| Terminated | 2014-01-17 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 50 units |
| Reason classes | labeling |
| Lot numbers | 019632 |
| Model numbers | 75820 |
Product
Button Switchpens, w/Extendable Needle Electrode 2 mm Exposure Single Use Electrosurgical./Extendable Pencils, 510(k) #K936304, Model Number: 75820. The device is packaged in a sterile Tyvek peel pouch within a cardboard box which contains 24 pouches per box. Pens/Pencils and Handles -- Olsen Medical Pens/Pencils and handles are designed to hold active electrodes Single Use device intended for coagulating and cutting tissue during surgical procedures.
Reason for recall
The carton label for this device has the manufacturer symbol where the expiration date symbol should be. Firm officials met with FDA on 5/17/2012. At which time, they reported various labeling errors for their Button Switch Pen Electrode Electrosurgical /Extendable Pencils.
Machine access
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