Events

Recall of FOGARTY HYDRAGRIP SURGICAL CLAMPS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BAXTER 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
    19991
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    1997-10-22
  • 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
    Hairline cracks found developing in the boxlike area of the clamp during normal use this only involved a fraction of a percent of the clamps in use.

Device

FOGARTY HYDRAGRIP SURGICAL CLAMPS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: CV5050 (Lot serial: ALL PRE-1994 LOTS NA-NL OA-); Model Catalog: CV5050 (Lot serial: TL UA-UD); Model Catalog: CV5050 (Lot serial: OL PA-PL RA-RL SA-SL TA-)
  • Manufacturer
    BAXTER CORPORATION

Manufacturer

BAXTER CORPORATION