Events

Recall of WECK HORIZON LIGATING CLIP APPLIER

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

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
    77381
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-23
  • 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 horizon applier product code 337111 lot 06f1515745 was etched with the incorrect product code 237111 on the device. although the device is etched with the incorrect product code the color coding of the applier for the appropriate clip cartridge is correct.

Device

WECK HORIZON LIGATING CLIP APPLIER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 337111 (Lot serial: 06F1515745)
  • Product Description
    Weck Horizon Manual-Load Ligating Clip Applier
  • Manufacturer
    TELEFLEX MEDICAL

Manufacturer

TELEFLEX MEDICAL