Events

Recall of SURGICAL VIDEO CART

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by CONMED LINVATEC ENDOSCOPY DIVISION.

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
    55155
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-11-15
  • 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
    There is a possibility that the wheel caster(s) may become loose which may result in the wheel caster(s) falling out of the base of the vp8500 video cart.

Device

SURGICAL VIDEO CART
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: VP8500 (Lot serial: 06082485); Model Catalog: VP8500 (Lot serial: 06082385); Model Catalog: VP8500 (Lot serial: 06982285)
  • Product Description
    SURGICAL VIDEO CART
  • Manufacturer
    CONMED LINVATEC ENDOSCOPY DIVISION

Manufacturer

CONMED LINVATEC ENDOSCOPY DIVISION
  • Manufacturer Address
    GOLETA
  • Source
    HC