Recall of HF Resection Electrode_TURis

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH.

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
    21322
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-13
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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: Olympus (NZ) Ltd, 15D Paul Matthews Road, Albany, Auckland
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has received an increased number of complaints regarding loop wires breaking at the distal end of the referenced electrodes.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: Model number A22201C, WA22037C, Lots, 16123P03L001, 16139P03L001, 16144P03L001, 16173P03L001, 16174P03L001, 16210P03L001, P16X0001, P16X0002, P16Y0001, P16Y0003, P16Y0001
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer