Events

Recall of Cooper Surgical

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by CooperSurgical, Inc..

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
    76980
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2054-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-10
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-11-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=154746
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Pessary, vaginal - Product Code HHW
  • Reason
    The current secondary packaging, a box, incorrectly states that the product is latex free. the product is made with 100% latex. the label on the package that contains the product and the instructions for use (ifu) correctly states that the pessary is manufactured from latex rubber.
  • Action
    CooperSurgical sent a recall notification dated April 10, 2017 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer.

Device

Cooper Surgical
  • Model / Serial
    142947 142948 142949 146348 153078 153079 157415 160844 166923 166924 166925 178346 178347 178348 182458 185831 185832 185834 185835 185836 211779 219502 139577 141310 142937 146344 150141 153064 153065 157402 160467 162612 166911 178317 183618 183619 185809 185810 185812 185814 211776 212978 218621 218622 135402 141313 142941 144528 153069 153070 157406 157407 160839 166915 166916 166917 178320 178321 178322 178323 185818 185822 185823 185824 201919 212980 215758 121937 142944 144530 153074 157411 160842 178332 178333 178334 178335 182453 185826 185827 218669 139581 139582 139583 142946 144532 146347 153076 153077 157414 178343 178344 182455 182456 182457 200176 212983 215760
  • Product Classification
    Obstetrical and Gynecological Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distributed - US Nationwide in the states of: AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,DE,FL,GA,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN, KS,KY,LA,MA,MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC,ND,NE, N H, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and countries of: AUSTRALI A,BAHAMAS,BRAZIL,CANADA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, GREECE, GUAM, ISRAEL, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, and SWEDEN
  • Product Description
    CooperSurgical lnflatoball Latex Rubber Pessary sold as an individual unit and also part of the lnflatoball Pessary Kit. || Product Usage: || The lnflatoball Pessary is a single-patient use pessary manufactured from natural latex rubber and is used for treating cystocele and/or rectocele associated with procidentia or prolapse. The inflatoball Pessary contains one (1) Pessary in a double-pocketed sealed clear plastic pouch, one pocket containing the Pessary and one pocket containing the Instructions for Use (IFU).
  • Manufacturer
    CooperSurgical, Inc.

Manufacturer

CooperSurgical, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    CooperSurgical, Inc., 95 Corporate Dr, Trumbull CT 06611-1350
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    The Cooper Companies, Inc.
  • Source
    USFDA