Events

Recall of LITE WAND II (HALOGEN)

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by INTEGRA 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
    15733
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-05-03
  • 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
    These lite wands were originally classified as class i however upon further discussion it was determined that this device could be exposed to fat and blood and is therefore considered invasive and should therefore be class ii per rule 1(1) subject to subrules (2) and (3) all surgically invasive devices are classified as class ii.

Device

LITE WAND II (HALOGEN)
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 400012 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    LITE WAND II (HALOGEN)
  • Manufacturer
    INTEGRA CANADA ULC.

Manufacturer

INTEGRA CANADA ULC.