Recall Z-0278-2016
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc · initiated September 23, 2015
Class II – products that might cause a temporary health problem or pose a slight threat of a serious nature
Product
HARMONIC ACE+ 7 Laparoscopic Shears with Advanced Hemostasis (23cm, 36cm, 45cm length), Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired.
Codes / lots: Model # HARH23: Batch # L90K2V, Exp Date 2019-02; Batch # L90K2W, Exp Date 2019-02; Batch # L90K2X, Exp Date 2019-02; Batch # L90V6P, Exp Date 2019-03; Batch #, L9109W, Exp Date, 2019-03; Batch #, L91739, Exp Date, 2019-04; Batch #, L91F3X, Exp Date, 2019-05; Batch #, L91H6F, Exp Date, 2019-05; Batch #, L91M6D, Exp Date, 2019-06; Batch #, L91W4Z, Exp Date, 2019-06; Batch #, L91Z2W, Exp Date, 2019-07; Batch #, L92002, Exp Date, 2019-07; Batch #, L9214D, Exp Date, 2019-07; Batch #, L92194, Exp Date, 2019-07; Batch #, L92673, Exp Date, 2019-08; Batch #, L92E3H, Exp Date, 2019-08; Batch #, L92G7W, Exp Date, 2019-09; Batch #, L92L5R, Exp Date, 2019-09; Batch #, L92L8T, Exp Date, 2019-09; Batch #, L92R3H, Exp Date, 2019-09; Batch #, L92U7M, Exp Date, 2019-10; Batch #, L92W9M, Exp Date, 2019-10; Batch #, L92Y2K, Exp Date, 2019-10; Batch #, L92Y5M, Exp Date, 2019-10; Batch #, L92Z3M, Exp Date, 2019-10; Batch #, L9361Y, Exp Date, 2019-11; Batch #, M9013T, Exp Date, 2019-12; Batch #, M90214, Exp Date, 2019-12; Batch #, M9029F, Exp Date, 2019-12; Batch #, M9041P, Exp Date, 2019-12; Batch #, M90550, Exp Date, 2019-12; Batch #, M90681, Exp Date, 2019-12; Batch #, M9094Y, Exp Date, 2019-12…
Reason for recall
Complaints of holes in Tyvek which can compromise the sterile barrier provided by the packaging.
FDA-determined cause: Device Design
Action taken
On October 5, 2015, the firm sent Urgent Medical Device Recall Removal Letters to their customers.
Details
- Recall number
- Z-0278-2016
- Initiated
- September 23, 2015
- Posted by FDA
- November 16, 2015
- Terminated
- November 1, 2016
- Product code
- LFL – Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical
- Quantity
- 441,490 pieces
- Distribution
- Distributed US (nationwide) including the District of Columbia & Puerto Rico and in the countries of ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, HONG KONG, INDIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, TAIWAN & VIETNAM.
- Recalling firm
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, Blue Ash, OH