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Class 2 Device Recall The Acticon Neosphincter

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  Class 2 Device Recall The Acticon Neosphincter see related information
Date Initiated by Firm May 09, 2011
Date Posted June 27, 2011
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 06, 2012
Recall Number Z-2668-2011
Recall Event ID 58832
PMA Number P010020 
Product Classification Implanted fecal incontinence device - Product Code MIP
Product AMS Acticon¿ Neosphincter Pump, Product Number 72402287, Sterilization Method Steam, American Medical systems Inc., 10700 Bren Road West, Minnetonka, MN 55343.

The Acticon Neosphincter is an implantable device used to treat severe fecal incontinence in males and females eighteen years and older who have failed, or are not candidates for less invasive forms of restorative therapy.
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Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 American Medical Systems, Inc.
10700 Bren Road West
Minnetonka MN 55343-9679
For Additional Information Contact Mark Heggestad
952-930-6495
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 American Medical Systems is recalling all unexpired AMS 800 and AMS Acticon Neosphincter Control Pumps. Based upon a review of our product test procedures, we are unable to confirm that all Control Pumps have met our requirements. Test errors could potentially result in a failure to identify a malfunction in the Control Pump activation mechanism. This malfunction may lead to inadvertent activa
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Nonconforming Material/Component
Action American Medical System sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated May 9, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer Customers were instructed to return any existing stock . Please contact American Medical System at 1 (800) 328-3881 to obtain a Return Authorization number. Customer Service will also provide a FedEx shipping number for your use to return affected product. For further questions please contact American Medical Systems at 1- (800)328-3881.
Quantity in Commerce 225
Distribution Worldwide Distribution--USA (nationwide) including Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico and the countries FRANCE, GERMANY, CANADA, ISRAEL, SOUTH AFRICA, LEBANON, AUSTRIA, ARGENTINA, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN, BELGIUM NETHERLANDS, PERU, VENEZUELA, SRI LANKA, PORTUGAL, TUKEY, BRAZIL AUSTRALIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, TUNISIA. LUXWMBOURG, QATAR, SOLOMON ISLANDS, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, DENMARK, ECUADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GREECE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, POLND, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN PROVIDENCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM and URUGUAY.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC 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.
PMA Database PMAs with Product Code = MIP and Original Applicant = Boston Scientific Corp.
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