Recall Z-0137-2023— Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Name: FDA recall Z-0137-2023
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: 2022-08-03

Class II · Ongoing

Class II FDA medical device recall by Merit Medical Systems, Inc., initiated 2022-08-03. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K180450. Product: CorVocet Biopsy System/Catalog Code: CORA1610/B, CORA1610S/B, CORA1615/B, CORA1810/A, CORA1810/B, CORA1810S/B, CORA1815/A, CORA1815/B, CORA1815S/A, CORA1815S/B, CORA1820/A, CORA1820/B, CORA1820S/A, CORA1825/A, CORA1825/B, CORA1825S/A, CORA2010/A, CORA2010/B, CORA2010S/A, CORA2015/A, CORA2015/B, CORA2015S/A, CORA2020/A, CORA2020/B, CORCA1410/A, CORCA1410/B, CORCA1415/A, CORCA1415/B, CORCA1610/A, CORCA1610/B, CORCA1610S/B, CORCA1615/A, CORCA1615/B, CORCA1615S/B, CORCA1810B/A, CORCA1810B/B, CORCA1810SB/A, CORCA1810SB/B, CORCA1815B/A, CORCA1815B/B, CORCA1815SB/A, CORCA1815SB/B, CORCA1820B/A, CORCA1820B/B, CORCA1820SB/A, CORCA1820SB/B, CORCA1825B/A, CORCA1825SB/B, CORCA2010B/A, CORCA2010B/B, CORCA2010SB/A, CORCA2010SB/B, CORCA2015B/A, CORCA2015B/B, CORCA2015SB/A, CORCA2015SB/B, CORCA2020B/A, CORCA2020B/B. Reason: Biopsy Systems have components that are misaligned due to an issue with the manufacturing assembly equipment, which may lead to the needle ejecting when triggered outside the body, which may result in user or patient needle stick injury..

Recalling firm: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Classification: Class II
Status: Ongoing
Initiated: 2022-08-03
Firm location: South Jordan, UT, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K180450 — Corvocet Biopsy SystemMerit Medical Systems, Inc.·cleared 2018-03-12

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

CorVocet Biopsy System/Catalog Code: CORA1610/B, CORA1610S/B, CORA1615/B, CORA1810/A, CORA1810/B, CORA1810S/B, CORA1815/A, CORA1815/B, CORA1815S/A, CORA1815S/B, CORA1820/A, CORA1820/B, CORA1820S/A, CORA1825/A, CORA1825/B, CORA1825S/A, CORA2010/A, CORA2010/B, CORA2010S/A, CORA2015/A, CORA2015/B, CORA2015S/A, CORA2020/A, CORA2020/B, CORCA1410/A, CORCA1410/B, CORCA1415/A, CORCA1415/B, CORCA1610/A, CORCA1610/B, CORCA1610S/B, CORCA1615/A, CORCA1615/B, CORCA1615S/B, CORCA1810B/A, CORCA1810B/B, CORCA1810SB/A, CORCA1810SB/B, CORCA1815B/A, CORCA1815B/B, CORCA1815SB/A, CORCA1815SB/B, CORCA1820B/A, CORCA1820B/B, CORCA1820SB/A, CORCA1820SB/B, CORCA1825B/A, CORCA1825SB/B, CORCA2010B/A, CORCA2010B/B, CORCA2010SB/A, CORCA2010SB/B, CORCA2015B/A, CORCA2015B/B, CORCA2015SB/A, CORCA2015SB/B, CORCA2020B/A, CORCA2020B/B

Reason for recall

Biopsy Systems have components that are misaligned due to an issue with the manufacturing assembly equipment, which may lead to the needle ejecting when triggered outside the body, which may result in user or patient needle stick injury.

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