Events

Recall of GLIDESCOPE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by VERATHON MEDICAL (CANADA) ULC.

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
    51325
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-11-03
  • 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
    Selective lots of glidescope agvl 3 to 5 and gvl 3 to 5 may have the potential for tip separation due to inadequate process controls during processing.

Device

GLIDESCOPE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 0574-0007 (Lot serial: LG151858 to LG152247 (GVL 4)); Model Catalog: 0574-0001 (Lot serial: LG151858 to LG152247 (GVL 4)); Model Catalog: 0574-0007 (Lot serial: MD151685 to MD151946 (GVL 3)); Model Catalog: 0574-0001 (Lot serial: MD151685 to MD151946 (GVL 3)); Model Catalog: 0574-0116 (Lot serial: AE141629 to AE262672); Model Catalog: 0574-0115 (Lot serial: AD141589 to AD151541); Model Catalog: 0574-0030 (Lot serial: XL151543 to XL151584); Model Catalog: 0574-0117 (Lot serial: AF141570 to AF151543); Model Catalog: 0574-0116 (Lot serial: RD151506)
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Product Description
    GlideScope GVL 3 and GVL 4
  • Manufacturer
    VERATHON MEDICAL (CANADA) ULC

Manufacturer

VERATHON MEDICAL (CANADA) ULC