Class 1 Device Recall IPL Coupling Gel, EcoGel 200

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 14, 2021
• Date Posted: November 04, 2021
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 12, 2024
• Recall Number: Z-0194-2022
• Recall Event ID: 88863
• 510(K)Number: K955246
• Product Classification: Transducer, ultrasonic, diagnostic - Product Code ITX
• Product: IPL Coupling Gel, I L (AX1009013), 12 pack of 0.25 L (AX1009018), 6 pack of 1 L (AX1009019 or AX1009063); and IPL Coupling Gel or EcoGel 200, 0.25 L (AX1009012) manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical
• Code Information: Distributed within the last three years
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Lumenis, Inc.; 1870 S Milestone Dr; Salt Lake City UT 84104-6541
• For Additional Information Contact: 801-656-2300
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021, FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health.
• FDA Determined Cause: Process control
• Action: On 10/14/21, Recall Notification Letters and Q&A fact sheets were mailed to customers. Customers were asked to immediately stop using and discard all product subject to the recall. Customers were asked to complete and return via e-mail or fax the return response form. In addition, customers who had further distributed affected product were asked to notify their customers by sharing the recall notification letter. The following phone number was provided: 1-877-Lumenis.
• Quantity in Commerce: 11,064
• Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of KS, PR, MO, MA, NJ, NH, CA, CO, GA, NC, NY, FL, AZ, ID, IN, TX, CT, WV, UT, LA, OH, KY, SC, WA, MN, AK, IA, MD, NM, TN, RI, PA, AR, VA, IL, MI, NE, WY, ME, WI, OK, MS, SD, NV, AL, DC, OR, VT, ND, DE, HI and the countries of AT, AU, DE, GB, HK, IT, KR, CN, FR, IE, IN, LK, JP, MO, NZ, PR, TT, TW, MN, TH, CH.
• 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.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = ITX