Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc HARMONICHD 1000i Shears (36cm Shaft Length)-indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. Product Code: HARHD36 Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
HARMONICHD 1000i Shears (36cm Shaft Length)-indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. Product Code: HARHD36
Brand
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in FDA notice. Check official source for details.
Products Sold
Lot Codes: U94Y9V U95C2A U94Z98 U95427 U9516E U95599 U9503G U95856 U94Y9W U95L0A U9518D U95526 U9507E U9548R U95127 U95525 U9530P U95T2Z U95366 U95R4F U9521Z U95F2T U9554U U95F8W U9564G U95U6A U95524 U95E6F U9512D U95K4D U94Z49 U95F07 U95A9X U95F6N U9569W U95E1U U9571P U95E72 U9587D U95E29 U95815 U95T90 U95814 U95Z67 U95754 U95Y7G U95D4T U9523L U95566 U9530X U9543R GTIN: 10705036015055
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc is recalling HARMONICHD 1000i Shears (36cm Shaft Length)-indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding contro due to An internal component may be cracked and become lodged behind the energy button potentially resulting in continuous activation of the device, may resu. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
An internal component may be cracked and become lodged behind the energy button potentially resulting in continuous activation of the device, may result in burns
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Ethicon issued Urgent Medical Device Removal letter to Operating Room Supervisors, Materials Management Personnel, and Chief of Surgery, on July 20, 2021. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have product subject to this recall on hand and quarantine such product(s). 2. Remove the product subject to this recall and communicate the issue to relevant operating room or materials management personnel, or anyone else in your facility who needs to be informed. 3. If any product subject to this recall has been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility to arrange return. Please consider including a copy of this recall letter when communicating. 4. Complete the Business Reply Form (BRF) (Attachment 3) confirming receipt of this notice and fax or email it to Stericycle at 877-884-7828 or Ethicon7616@stericycle.com within three (3) business days. Please return the BRF even if you do not have product subject to this recall. 5. Customers are required to return unused affected HARMONIC HD 1000i Shears subject to this recall that are in their inventory immediately. To receive replacement reimbursement, customers must return product subject to this recall no later than October 31, 2021. Any non-affected product and any product returned after the date specified will not receive replacement. 6. Keep this notice visibly posted for awareness until all product subject to this recall has been returned to Stericycle. While processing your returns, please maintain a copy of this notice with the product subject to this recall and keep a copy for your records. 7. To return product subject to this recall, photocopy the completed BRF, place it in the box with the product, and affix the pre-paid authorized shipping label included with the recall notification letter. Ethicon will pay for the shipping charges only if the authorized label is used. Extra shipping labels may be obtained by calling 888-3
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