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Class 2 Device Recall Aortic Punch

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 Class 2 Device Recall Aortic Punchsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmAugust 07, 2015
Date PostedAugust 19, 2015
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on March 01, 2016
Recall NumberZ-2423-2015
Recall Event ID 71911
Product Classification Instruments, surgical, cardiovascular - Product Code DWS
ProductIBC Aortic Punch Catalog Numbers APM40, APL48A, APM44A, APL40A, APM40A, CVAPL36, CVAPL40, CVAPL44, CVAPL48, CVAPL52, APM28BM, APM36BM, APM40BM, APM44BM, APM48BM, APM40BK, APM48BK, APM36BK, APM44BK, APM28, APM36, APL44, APM40 Product Usage: The IBC Aortic Punch is a single-use, disposable surgical punch used to create an opening in the wall of the aorta to prepare a site for anastomosis.
Code Information 042415-3488, 022515-3372, 02215-3374, 022515-3372, 022515-3371, 022515-3373, 022515-3382, 022515-3383, 022515-3384, 022515-3385, 022515-3386, 040615-3452, 040615-3453, 040615-3449, 040615-3450, 040615-3451, 040615-3448, 040615-3447, 050815-3510, 050815-3509, 050815-3511, 050815-3512, 052715-3602, 060315-3603, 031215-3412, 022515-3387, 022515-3388, 033015-3442, 042415-3488
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 International Biophysics Corp.
Bldg 2, Ste 275
2101 E Saint Elmo Rd
Austin TX 78744-1015
For Additional Information ContactGeoff Marcek
512-814-0046
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		It was discovered that the heat seal placed onto sterile pouches may not meet strength acceptance criteria.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Packaging process control
ActionThe recalling firm began notifying their affacted customers on 7/2/2015
Quantity in Commerce10,330 units
DistributionWorldwide - United States Nationwide and the countries of: Germany, Norway, Turkey, Chile, Pakistan, and Republic of South Africa
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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