Events

Recall of Wolf Tissue morcellation system

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Richard Wolf 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
    17798
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-01-13
  • 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: Downs Distributors Ltd, 9 Airborne Road, North Harbour, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    The manufacturer is updating the instructions for use to include additional instructions and warnings when these devices are used for some gyneacological applications.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

Wolf Tissue morcellation system
  • Model / Serial
    Model: All models, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    Richard Wolf GmbH

Manufacturer

Richard Wolf GmbH