Events

Recall of Ethicon Harmonic Ace+ 7 Laparoscopic Shears

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC.

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
    19243
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-10-07
  • 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
    Ethicon, inc. have determined that under extreme handling circumstances, damage, such as a hole, can occur in the tyvek® lid due to an interaction between the advanced haemostasis (green) button and the tyvek® lid which could compromise device sterility. ethicon has received no reports of adverse events for this issue.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Ethicon Harmonic Ace+ 7 Laparoscopic Shears
  • Model / Serial
    Model: HARH23, HARH231, HARH36, HARH361, HARH45 and HARH451, Affected: Expiration dates prior to 2020-08
  • Manufacturer
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC

Manufacturer

Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC