Events

Recall of Device Recall BioPince

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Medical Device 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
    29023
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0952-04
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-03-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2004-07-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-07-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=32990
  • 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
    Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Disposable - Product Code GAA
  • Reason
    The outer plastic blister packagiing material may be cracked thereby compromising the device's sterility barrier.
  • Action
    The firm mailed a recall letter to accounts on 3/2/2004 asking each account to inspect their in stock product for damage and to to notify the recalling firm and return product. Also the firm enclosed a response card in a self addressed postage paid envelope.

Device

Device Recall BioPince
  • Model / Serial
    PART NUMBER LOT NUMBER 360-1080-01 24821 360-1080-01 30531 360-1080-01 30811 360-1080-01 30923 360-1080-02 24821 360-1080-01 31251 360-1080-01 32211 360-1080-01 32842 360-1080-01 32851-1 360-1080-01 32851-2 360-1080-01 33451 360-1080-01 33452 360-1080-01 33832 360-1080-01 34031 360-1080-01 34331 360-1080-01 34512 360-1080-01 34721 360-1580-01 30633 360-1580-01 31042 360-1580-01 32032 360-1580-01 32341 360-1580-01 32852 360-1580-01 33433 360-1580-01 33434 360-1580-01 34232 360-1580-01 34931 360-1580-01 32852-2 360-2080-01 30751 360-2080-01 30811 360-2080-01 31531 360-2080-01 33331 360-2080-01 33332 360-2080-01 34221 360-2080-01 34322 360-2080-01 34734 360-2080-01 34941 363-1080-01 32431 364-1080-01 34549 364-1580-01 34432 370-1080-01 33932 370-1080-01 35032 370-1580-01 34447 370-1580-01 35021
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    The devices were distributed to 586 domestic medical facilites nationwide and to 13 international accounts.
  • Product Description
    BioPince Full Core Biopsy Instrument packed in aTyvek/plastic blister pack which is labeled as previously stated and also in a cardboard shelf carton labeled as MDTECH Gainesville, Florida 32608 BioPince FULL CORE BIOPSY INSTRUMENT ga. cm REF: Lot
  • Manufacturer
    Medical Device Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturer

Medical Device Technologies, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Medical Device Technologies, Inc., 3600 SW 47th Ave, Gainesville FL 32608-7555
  • Source
    USFDA