Events

Recall of Device Recall AquaStar

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Micromedical Technologies, 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
    53837
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0563-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-11-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-12-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-04-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=86628
  • 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
    Water Caloric Irrigator - Product Code ETP
  • Reason
    Some of the filters on both the display board and the main electronic board (pcb) become oxidized causing the lcd display to be garbled and the timer will not operate.
  • Action
    Micromedical Technologies, Inc. sent letters dated November 16, 2009 via e-mail (with read receipt) to each customer and their representative. If they did not have the customer's e-mail address, the sales representative was requested to forward the letter to the customer and copy Micromedical. The letters advised the customers that one or more electronic components in the AquaStar caloric irrigator may fail due to contact corrosion. In the event of this failure, unheated tap water will continue to flow through the device back to the water drain, but the LCD display will be garbled and the timer will not operate. If this problem develops, the account should stop using the irrigator and contact Micromedical Technologies, Inc. at 1-217-483-2122 or via e-mail at mmtinfo@micromedical.com to report the problem for repair of the unit.

Device

Device Recall AquaStar
  • Model / Serial
    Serial numbers: 1FX/17548/05,1GV/17548/01, 1GV/17548/02, 1GV/17548/03, 1GV/17548/04, 1GW/17549/01, 1GW/17549/02, 1GW/17549/07, 1GW/17549/08 and 1GW/17549/10.
  • Product Classification
    Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- United States (New York and Pennsylvania), Canada, Egypt, Korea, Poland and South Africa.
  • Product Description
    AquaStar Water Caloric Irrigator; water caloric stimulator; Manufactured for/Distributed by Micromedical Technologies, Inc., 10 Kemp Drive, Chatham, IL 62629 USA, Instrumentation Difra, Made in Belgium. || The AquaStar water caloric irrigator delivers a precisely controlled temperature and flow rate of cool or warm water for vestibular stimulation during caloric testing. The caloric tests evaluate the viability of the horizontal semicircular canal by stimulating them with warm and cool water while the patient's eyes are closed. The resulting dizziness and nystagmus is taken as an index of the viability of the organ. The eyes are then opened to evaluate the ability of the CNS to visually suppress inappropriate dizziness and nystagmus.
  • Manufacturer
    Micromedical Technologies, Inc

Manufacturer

Micromedical Technologies, Inc