Telefelx Medical Pilling Center-Action Forceps with Insulated Shafts- Serrated Grasping Jaws, Catalog Number: 505015, Non Sterile, Rx Only, (ALLIG GRASPING FCPS 30 CM INSUL), Manufactured for : Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Pilling Center-Action Forceps with Insulated Shafts- Serrated Grasping Jaws, Catalog Number: 505015, Non Sterile, Rx Only, (ALLIG GRASPING FCPS 30 CM INSUL), Manufactured for : Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
Brand
Telefelx Medical
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Date Codes: WW5, XX5, NN6, RR6, TT6, XX6, MM7, NN7, OO7, QQ7 and SS7
Products Sold
Date Codes: WW5, XX5, NN6, RR6, TT6, XX6, MM7, NN7, OO7, QQ7 and SS7
Telefelx Medical is recalling Pilling Center-Action Forceps with Insulated Shafts- Serrated Grasping Jaws, Catalog Number: 50501 due to The specified insulation is not present on the shaft of the devices, leaving a risk of arcing and/or damage to surrounding tissue.. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
The specified insulation is not present on the shaft of the devices, leaving a risk of arcing and/or damage to surrounding tissue.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Consignees were notified by an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter on/about 11/1/2007. They were instructed to immediately cease use and distribution of the affected product and to return them to Teleflex Medical, Durham, NC. In addition, each were instructed to forward the letter if they had further distribution into institutional settings or to homecare patients and retrieve relevant product form those locations. An Acknowledgement & Stock Status Form was enclosed to be completed and faxed back to Teleflex Medical.
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AL, AZ, AR, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
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