Events

Recall of Cook LapSac Surgical Tissue Pouch

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

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
    18734
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-07-06
  • 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: Obex Medical Ltd, 303 Manukau Road, Epsom, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    The manufacturer is updating the instructions for use to remove morcellation from the intended use, warnings and the instructions, and to add a contraindication.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

Cook LapSac Surgical Tissue Pouch
  • Model / Serial
    Model: All models, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    Cook Incorporated

Manufacturer

Cook Incorporated