Class 2 Device Recall LiNA Loop

• Date Initiated by Firm: December 01, 2009
• Date Posted: June 28, 2011
• Recall Status: Terminated on February 23, 2012
• Recall Number: Z-2688-2011
• Recall Event ID: 58444
• 510(K)Number: K070315
• Product Classification: endoscopic electrocautery - Product Code KNF
• Product: LiNA Loop Endoscopic Monopolar Loop for LSH (Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy). Large loop, 4mm connector, 1 X REF: EL-200-4 and 10 X REF: EL-200-4, Manufactured by LiNA Medical ApS, Surgery Division.
• Code Information: Batch 7415, 8283, 8453, 9081
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: LINA Medical ApS; Formervangen 5; Glostrup Denmark
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Potential for the LiNA Loop to break during operating procedure.
• FDA Determined Cause: Labeling design
• Action: Lina Medical Aps notified customers by newsletter in December 2009 followed by a letter to distributors including warnings added to instructions for use in January 2010.
• Quantity in Commerce: 200 pieces
• Distribution: GA, MN, PA, WA, TN, MA, IN, Ontario Canada
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = KNF