Events

Recall of GLIDESCOPE AVL REUSABLE GVL 4

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
    129709
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-13
  • 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
    Potential risk of premature failure or breakage of the blade tip that may not be readily visible during routine inspection before or after intubation on specific serial numbers of glidescope reusable gvl and avl blades.

Device

GLIDESCOPE AVL REUSABLE GVL 4
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 0574-0116 (Lot serial: AE11150 TO AE121778); Model Catalog: 0574-0115 (Lot serial: AD111500 TO AD121688); Model Catalog: 0574-0117 (Lot serial: AF111500 to AF121666); Model Catalog: 0574-0118 (Lot serial: AC111500 TO AC121604); Model Catalog: 0574-0030 (Lot serial: XL111799 to XL121759); Model Catalog: 0574-0007 (Lot serial: MD112388 to MD121908); Model Catalog: 0574-0001 (Lot serial: MD112388 to MD121908); Model Catalog: 0574-0001 (Lot serial: LG112759 to LG122582); Model Catalog: 0574-0007 (Lot serial: LG112759 to LG122582)
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Product Description
    GLIDESCOPE AVL 4
  • Manufacturer
    VERATHON MEDICAL (CANADA) ULC

Manufacturer

VERATHON MEDICAL (CANADA) ULC