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Class 2 Device Recall Candela Corporation Vbeam Aesthetica Laser System

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  Class 2 Device Recall Candela Corporation Vbeam Aesthetica Laser System see related information
Date Initiated by Firm January 15, 2007
Date Posted February 15, 2007
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on February 03, 2014
Recall Number Z-0511-2007
Recall Event ID 37180
Product Classification Laser System - Product Code GEX
Product Candela Corporation Vbeam Platinum Laser System, Model/Catalog # 9914-08-0310 Vbeam Platinum w/ gray enclosure and gray colored display
Code Information 9914-0310-XXXXX, where XXXX = 0001 thru 0513 (a sequential # independent of it being a Perfecta, Platinum, or Aesthetica model)
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Candela Laser Corporation
530 Boston Post Rd
Wayland MA 01778-1833
For Additional Information Contact Ed Gramer
508-358-7637
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Internal component may overheat causing the possibility of risk of fire or smoke
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action Candela Corporation notified US consignees by letter (w/return receipt) identifying the potential problem on 1/17/2007. Candela services will contact the customers and schedule upgrades. International packages were sent to each distributor via Fed-x/DHL tracking on 1/17/2007. Distributors were asked to forward individual serial number packages to their customers. Upgrade material will be forwarded to distributors upon which they will schedule upgrades with their customers.
Quantity in Commerce 474 laser systems total (all models)
Distribution Worldwide including USA, Europe, Far East, Canada, Japan, Australia, Middle East, Mexico
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.
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