Events

Recall of Surgical Clipper Charger

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Medline International Two Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2016-RN-00647-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-05-13
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-00647-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Medline have received reports that due to a potential defective component on the circuit board, the clipper charger can overheat. this could result in a clipper charger malfunction and may cause thermal injuries to the user.
  • Action
    Medline are advising users to discard the affected chargers. Medline will replace all affected chargers, and is advising users to use an alternative method of hair removal until a replacement arrives. This action has been closed-out on 03/02/2017.

Device

Surgical Clipper Charger

Manufacturer

Medline International Two Australia Pty Ltd