Events

Recall of POOLE SURGICAL SUCTION INSTRUMENT

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
    54567
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-07-08
  • 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
    The devices were inspected for sterile barrier integrity using a non-validated method of inspection.

Device

POOLE SURGICAL SUCTION INSTRUMENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 0035040 (Lot serial: LOT CODES THAT BEGINS WITH: E); Model Catalog: 0035040 (Lot serial: LOT CODES THAT BEGINS WITH: UR); Model Catalog: 0035040 (Lot serial: LOT CODES THAT ENDS WITH: 3); Model Catalog: 0033180 (Lot serial: LOT CODES THAT BEGINS WITH: UR); Model Catalog: 0033180 (Lot serial: LOT CODES THAT ENDS WITH: 3); Model Catalog: 0033180 (Lot serial: LOT CODES THAT BEGINS WITH: E)
  • Product Description
    POOLE SUCTION INSTRUMENT 50/C
  • Manufacturer
    CONMED CORPORATION

Manufacturer

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