Events

Recall of SURGICAL TROCARS - SEPARATOR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SOUTHMEDIC INC..

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
    17460
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-01-22
  • 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
    An extension of hc#50115 recall. after filing report 50115 further reports emerged of additional customer experiences for fracturing cannulas that were from different c0r36 lots as well as from model c0r37.

Device

SURGICAL TROCARS - SEPARATOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: C0R37 (Lot serial: >10 lot numbers. Contact); Model Catalog: C0R36 (Lot serial: >10 lot numbers. Contact); Model Catalog: C0R36 (Lot serial: manufacturer.); Model Catalog: C0R37 (Lot serial: manufacturer.)
  • Product Description
    Surgical Trocars - Separator
  • Manufacturer
    SOUTHMEDIC INC.

Manufacturer

SOUTHMEDIC INC.