Events

Recall of Advanced Sterilisation Products Sterrad Cyclesure 24 Biological Indicator

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Advanced Sterilization Products.

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
    13761
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-07
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Johnson & Johnson Medical New Zealand Ltd, 507 Mt Wellington Highway, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND 1060
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has determined that it may not have adequate data to support the entire duration of the labelled shelf-life of product manufactured from february 2008 to december 2011.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Advanced Sterilisation Products Sterrad Cyclesure 24 Biological Indicator
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Product 14324, Affected: 87 lots. Does NOT include any lots with an 8 digit lot number.
  • Manufacturer
    Advanced Sterilization Products

Manufacturer

Advanced Sterilization Products