SPIDER Surgical Instrument: Flexible Clip Applier The SPIDER¿… — Class II medical device recall Z-2137-2012
Terminated recall by Transenterix, Inc, reported 2012-08-15, distributed nationwide. Some clip applier units may be inadequate to achieve clip closure.
| Recall number | Z-2137-2012 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Transenterix, Inc, Morrisville, NC, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-07-02 |
| Classified | 2012-08-03 |
| Reported by FDA | 2012-08-15 |
| Terminated | 2013-02-27 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AT, CH, DE, IT, QA |
| Lot numbers | DC019125, DC061121, DC061122, DC082121, DC082122, DC102122, DC102123, DC144121, DC168112, DC265111, DC301112, DC313111, DC341111 |
| Model numbers | 9000029 |
| Expiration dates | 2013-03-20, 2013-06-20, 2013-09-20, 2013-10-20, 2013-11-20, 2013-12-20, 2014-01-20, 2014-02-20, 2014-03-20, 2014-04-20, 2014-05-20 |
Product
SPIDER Surgical Instrument: Flexible Clip Applier The SPIDER¿ Surgical Instruments are intended for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures for grasping, mobilizing, dissecting, retracting, cutting, cauterizing, ligating, suction/irrigation and other manipulation of tissues and vessels during a laparoscopic procedure under direct and/or endoscopic visualization.
Reason for recall
Some clip applier units may be inadequate to achieve clip closure.
Machine access
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