| Class 2 Device Recall Verspoint | |
Date Initiated by Firm | December 16, 2004 |
Date Posted | February 02, 2005 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on October 31, 2005 |
Recall Number | Z-0493-05 |
Recall Event ID |
30711 |
510(K)Number | K962482 |
Product Classification |
Hysteroscope (And Accessories) - Product Code HIH
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Product | VERSAPOINT, Hysteroscopic system Connector Cable, Non-Sterile, Reusable (20 uses only). US Distribution/Manufactured for GYNECARE, A division of Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company, Somerville, NJ 08876. The product subject of this recall is the connector cable which goes between the electrosurgical generator and the elctrode used for surgery. Specifically, the recall focuses on the hand grip on the electrode, formed by overmolding a polymer onto the cable, which deforms upon sterilization. |
Code Information |
Product Code: 00480; Lot #s: 0404086, 0404121, 0404152, 0405010, 0405123, 0406014, 0406068, 0406130, 0407104, 0408031, 0409029, 0409080, 0410021, 0410103, 0411040. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ethicon, Inc US Highway 22 West Somerville NJ 08876
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For Additional Information Contact | William Goeller 908-218-2651 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Deformation of the Verspoint Hysteroscopic System Connector Cable hand grips when autoclaved causing possible non-sterile electrodes. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | The recall letter was mailed to the Director of Material Management and the Director of Operating Room on December 14, 2004. |
Quantity in Commerce | 891electrodes |
Distribution | Ethicon distributed the devices to 166 hospitals in the US. There are no Government sales. Product sold to other countries was distributed directly from the manufacturerin England to Ethicon distributors outside the US. The Foreign countries with accounts are: Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Benelux, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, Ireland, U.K. Canada, China, Mexico, Taiwan, Venezuela, Korea, Australia, Brazil, and India. |
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 = HIH
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