| Class 2 Device Recall VCARE | |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 08, 2008 |
Date Posted | October 28, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on August 29, 2012 |
Recall Number | Z-0179-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
49406 |
510(K)Number | K955446 |
Product Classification |
Cannula - Product Code LFK
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Product | VCARE (Vaginal-Cervical-Ahluwalia's-Retractor-Elevator) SMALL, Uterine Manipulator, REF 60-6085-101. Made in USA, CONMED CORPORATION, UTICA, NEW YORK USA 13502. |
Code Information |
Lots 0710121x through and including 0804111x [yymmddx where x = shift code 1,2, or 3] . All lots of the recalled devices were manufactured between and including October 12, 2007 and April 11, 2008. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
ConMed Corporation 525 French Road Utica NY 13502
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For Additional Information Contact | Ms. Patricia Cotter 315-624-3533 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The firm received several complaints sighting detachment of the balloon at the distal end of the shaft. It was also noted that the incidence of the forward cup slipping off the shaft and being retained in the vaginal canal had increased. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process change control |
Action | The domestic recall notices were mailed on 9/08/08 by USP Priority Mail pouches. The international notices were sent via FedEx International Priority on 9/08/08. The letter described the problem, the health risk and requested that customers inventory the product and return them back to the firm. Customers are requested to fax the reply form to the firm. Contact ConMed Corporation at 1-800-765-8375, ext 3237 for assistance. |
Quantity in Commerce | 32,453 (total devices) |
Distribution | Nationwide, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, France, and Switzerland |
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 = LFK
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