Greatbatch Medical recall: Sterility Concern
Greatbatch Medical, Offset Cup Impactor. Part Numbers: P9485, T10243, T10281, T10287, T10484, T10491, T10507, T10600, T10604, T10753, T10861, T11209…
Why was Greatbatch Medical recalled?
Greatbatch Medical has initiated a global Field Corrective Action for the Standard Offset Cup Impactor since the product was first released in 2004. Greatbatch has identified through internal Sterility Assurance Level validation testing that a sterility assurance level of 10-6 is not achieved on the Standard Offset Cup Impactor when it is subjected to the steam sterilization cycles and associated dry times that are specified in the current Instructions For Use (IFU) provided with the device. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is provided non-sterile and must be sterilized prior to use in a surgery. Greatbatch has not received any reports of deaths, illnesses, injuries, or other adverse effects associated with this issue.
What should I do if I have this product?
Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
all lots
- Product
- Greatbatch Medical, Offset Cup Impactor. Part Numbers: P9485, T10243, T10281, T10287, T10484, T10491, T10507, T10600, T10604, T10753, T10861, T11209…
- Recalling firm
- Greatbatch Medical
- Quantity
- 4870 worldwide (2482 US), EXPANDED: 7245 devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, IN, KS, MA, NJ, TN,TX,UT and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom.
- Recall date
- March 12, 2014
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)