Recall of Rumi Arch and Advincula Arch uterine manipulator handle

According to L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), this recall involved a device in France that was produced by COOPER SURGICAL.

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
  • Date
    2012-12-06
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    The company COOPER SURGICAL, informed, on 31.10.2012, the users of the uterine manipulator handle Rumi Arch UMH700 and Advincula Arch UMH750 of a batch recall. The users concerned in France have received the following letter (06/12/2012) (196 KB). The competent European authorities have been informed of this measure by the manufacturer. This information is addressed to the directors of health establishments and local correspondents of materiovigilance for diffusion to the concerned services.

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer