Date Initiated by Firm | May 12, 2014 |
Date Posted | June 09, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on June 19, 2014 |
Recall Number | Z-1731-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
68267 |
510(K)Number | K830228 |
Product Classification |
Tube, tympanostomy - Product Code ETD
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Product | Armstrong Grommet with wire Otological Ventilation Tube
Catalog #: VT-0507-01, Sterilized by Ethylene Oxide, Rx Only.
Intended to provide ventilation to the middle ear space through the tympanic membrane. |
Code Information |
Lot #: 147809 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Summit Medical, Inc. 815 Northwest Pkwy Ste 100 Eagan MN 55121-1658
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For Additional Information Contact | Nicole Dove 651-789-3921 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | One lot of ventilation tubes have mixed tubes with wire attached to the slanted flange and ventilation tubes with wire attached to the straight flange. This poses no health hazard to the user or patient. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Employee error |
Action | Consignees was sent a Summit Medical "Medical Device Recall" letter, dated May 9, 2014. The letter described the problem and the product involved in the recall. Requested consignees to examine their inventory and to quarantine the product. Consignees need to immediately examine their inventory quarantine any affected product. Also, they are to complete and return the "Recall Response Form." For questions they can contact Nicole Dove at (651) 789-3921 or ndove@summitmedicalusa.com. |
Quantity in Commerce | 9 boxes |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including CA, and GERMANY. |
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 = ETD
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