Events

Recall of Device Recall CelluTome

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by KCI USA, 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
    69961
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0933-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-11-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-01-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-09-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=132034
  • 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
    Dermatome - Product Code GFD
  • Reason
    Kci has received reports that, in a small number of cases, the cellutome harvester (a component of the cellutome epidermal harvesting system), blades have the potential to drift during shipping and could prematurely protrude into openings of harvester top plate.
  • Action
    KCI sent an Urgent - Voluntary Medical Device Field Notification letter to all affected consignees on December 8, 2014. The letter notified the customer of the issue, and provided instructions to inspect their harvester prior to use. If blade drift is identified, instructionswere provided to the customer to either return the device to KCI, or if they wish, how to reset the blade prior to use. The letter instructs the customer to respond to the recall notifcation by returning the product reconciliation form attached the letter. Follow-up notifcations will be send to non-responding consignees. Consignees with questions were instructed to contact their local KCI Representative or Customer Technical Service Center at 1-800-275-4524 and select option 3. For questions regarding this recall call 210-515-4108.

Device

Device Recall CelluTome
  • Model / Serial
    CT-H25 lot numbers: 3249980000, 3249990000, 3250010000, 2537872, 2556866; CT-H50 lot numbers: 3249660000, 3249840000, 3250050000, 2498886, 2510874, 2537879, 2545871
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (Nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Isreal, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switerland, Turkey, UAE, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    CelluTome Epidermal Harvesting System Harvester (5.0 CM) STERILE EO Rx Only Manufactured for: KCI USA, Inc. Part Number CT-H50 or CT-H25 || The CelluTome Epidermal Harvesting System is intended to reproducibly cut a thin skin graft for autologous skin grafting.
  • Manufacturer
    KCI USA, INC.

Manufacturer

KCI USA, INC.