Date Initiated by Firm |
July 14, 2005 |
Date Posted |
August 23, 2005 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 02, 2006 |
Recall Number |
Z-1385-05 |
Recall Event ID |
32711 |
Product Classification |
Aid, Surgical, Viscoelastic - Product Code LZP
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Product |
Amvisc¿ Sodium Hyaluronate 0.8 mL. Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Rochester, NY Product Numbr: 59081 |
Code Information |
Lot Numbers: B050510B, B050120B, B040616R |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 236 W Cummings Park Woburn MA 01801-6346
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For Additional Information Contact |
Tim Mayhew 781-932-6616 Ext. 142
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Product sterility may be compromised due incomplete heat seals in the cannula pouches that are included with the viscoelastic syringe.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
Anika Therapeutics notified Distributor accounts by telephone on July 14. The letters were faxed and sent by Fedex on July 14. Distributors were provided with a end-user letter template letter for notification to their accounts. |
Distribution |
CA, NC |
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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