Events

Recall of RELIANCE 1227 CART & UTENSIL WASHER DISINFECTOR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by STERIS CANADA 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
    154399
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-18
  • 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
    Steris identified deformation of the washer's door handle pin may occur when the door handle is rotated with sufficient force. should deformation and/or breakage of the door handle pin occur there is potential for the washer door to become inoperable.

Device

RELIANCE 1227 CART & UTENSIL WASHER DISINFECTOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: FW03-101 (Lot serial: 3605113001)
  • Product Description
    Reliance 1227 Cart & Utensil Washer Disinfector
  • Manufacturer
    STERIS CANADA CORPORATION

Manufacturer

STERIS CANADA CORPORATION
  • Manufacturer Address
    QUEBEC
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Steris Plc
  • Source
    HC