Recall Z-2726-2014— Instrumed International, Inc.
Class II · Terminated
Class II FDA medical device recall by Instrumed International, Inc., initiated 2014-05-30, terminated 2017-11-29. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K060232. Product: Reusable laparoscopic instruments are packaged as non-sterile. Cleaning and sterilization of devices must occur prior to use. The instruments are intended to be used by qualified physicians to provide access, illumination and visualization of internal structures and for manipulating soft tissue (grasping, cutting, coagulating, dissecting and suturing) in a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic/ urologic closed and minimally invasive procedures. It is inserted via a trocar sleeve and is used to prepare, coagulate and cut tissue.. Reason: Additional caution statements have been added to the Instructions For Use for monopolar electrodes. 1) To avoid tissue carbonation, the operation voltage of the HF generator must not exceed 650 peak voltage (Vp) for all monopolar electrodes. and 2) For all monopolar electrodes, the useful life of this product is less than or equal to 50 cycles and less than or equal to 2 years..
- Recalling firm
- Instrumed International, Inc.
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-05-30
- Terminated
- 2017-11-29
- Firm location
- Schaumburg, IL, United States
510(k) clearances named in this recall
1 on FDA's recordK-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
Reusable laparoscopic instruments are packaged as non-sterile. Cleaning and sterilization of devices must occur prior to use. The instruments are intended to be used by qualified physicians to provide access, illumination and visualization of internal structures and for manipulating soft tissue (grasping, cutting, coagulating, dissecting and suturing) in a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic/ urologic closed and minimally invasive procedures. It is inserted via a trocar sleeve and is used to prepare, coagulate and cut tissue.
Reason for recall
Additional caution statements have been added to the Instructions For Use for monopolar electrodes. 1) To avoid tissue carbonation, the operation voltage of the HF generator must not exceed 650 peak voltage (Vp) for all monopolar electrodes. and 2) For all monopolar electrodes, the useful life of this product is less than or equal to 50 cycles and less than or equal to 2 years.
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