Events

Recall of BEND-A-BEAM HANDPIECE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by CONMED CORPORATION.

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
    143706
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2002-06-28
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Improper bending of malleable shaft to within one and a half inch of the device gray handle could cause failure of the hand piece. there is potential of injury to patient from a broken piece. dk.

Device

BEND-A-BEAM HANDPIECE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 134003 (Lot serial: Device id #134009); Model Catalog: 134009 (Lot serial: Device id #134006); Model Catalog: 134006 (Lot serial: Device id #134006); Model Catalog: 134003 (Lot serial: Device id #134006); Model Catalog: 134006 (Lot serial: Device id #134003); Model Catalog: 134009 (Lot serial: Device id #134009); Model Catalog: 134006 (Lot serial: Device id #134009); Model Catalog: 134003 (Lot serial: Device id #134003); Model Catalog: 134009 (Lot serial: Device id #134003)
  • Product Description
    Bend-A-Beam Handpiece
  • Manufacturer
    CONMED CORPORATION

Manufacturer

CONMED CORPORATION
  • Manufacturer Address
    UTICA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    CONMED Corp.
  • Source
    HC