Reusable laparoscopic instruments are recall
Reusable laparoscopic instruments are packaged as non-sterile. Cleaning and sterilization of devices must occur prior to use. The instruments are intended to be used by qualified physicians to provide access, illumination and visualization of internal structures and for manipulating soft tissue (grasping, cutting, coagulating, dissecting and suturing) in a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic/ urologic closed and minimally invasive procedures. It is inserted via a trocar sleeve and is used to prepare, coagulate and cut tissue.
Why was Reusable laparoscopic instruments are recalled?
Additional caution statements have been added to the Instructions For Use for monopolar electrodes. 1) To avoid tissue carbonation, the operation voltage of the HF generator must not exceed 650 peak voltage (Vp) for all monopolar electrodes. and 2) For all monopolar electrodes, the useful life of this product is less than or equal to 50 cycles and less than or equal to 2 years.
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?
1) Instrumed Item No.: 250-08860; Symmetry Surgical Inc. Catalog Code: 90-9525; Lot Number: 030214; 2) Instrumed Item No.: 250-08930; Symmetry Surgical Inc. Catalog Code: 90-9522; Lot Number: 070511; 3) Instrumed Item No.: 250-08990; Symmetry Surgical Inc. Catalog Code: 90-9526; Lot Number: 031511; 4) Instrumed Item No.: 250-09010; Symmetry Surgical Inc. Catalog Code: 90-9523; Lot Number: 080112
- Product
- Reusable laparoscopic instruments are packaged as non-sterile. Cleaning and sterilization of devices must occur prior to use. The instruments are intended to be used by qualified physicians to provide access, illumination and visualization of internal structures and for manipulating soft tissue (grasping, cutting, coagulating, dissecting and suturing) in a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic/ urologic closed and minimally invasive procedures. It is inserted via a trocar sleeve and is used to prepare, coagulate and cut tissue.
- Recalling firm
- Instrumed International, Inc.
- Quantity
- 895 instruments
- Distribution
- Distribution US Nationwide in the states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
- Recall date
- October 8, 2014
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)