| | Class 2 Device Recall |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | February 07, 2005 |
| Date Posted | February 25, 2005 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 20, 2005 |
| Recall Number | Z-0563-05 |
| Recall Event ID |
31132 |
| 510(K)Number | K014260 |
| Product Classification |
Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories - Product Code GEI
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| Product | Tissuelink Dissecting Sealer DS3.5-C, Sterile
Ref 13-121-1 |
| Code Information |
Lot Number: TL033300 |
| FEI Number |
1000517638
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
TissueLink Medical, Inc.
One Washington Center
Suite 400
Dover
NH
03820
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| For Additional Information Contact | Vicki Anastasi 603-742-1515 Ext. 210 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The tip may separate from the device and render it unusable |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | TissueLink notified consignees by Federal Express Letter from 2/7/05 to 2/8/05. Users are requested to return devices in inventory. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 588 units |
| Distribution | AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IL, FL, KS, KY, OH, MA, MD MO,NC, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN,TX, VA
Foreign: Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Peru, Portugal, Australia, Netherlands
Government:
VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27005
VA Medical Center- 7400 Merton Minter Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78229
VA Medical Center- Pittsburgh University C
Pittsburgh, PA 15240 |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = GEI
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