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Recall of Device Recall HealthLinkBIOPSY PUNCHES

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Clorox Healthcare Holdings, LLC (dba HealthLink).

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
    64888
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1654-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-18
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-07-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-02-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=117277
  • 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
    Punch, surgical - Product Code LRY
  • Reason
    Due to lack of sterilization.
  • Action
    On March 19, 2013, HealthLink sent their customers letters instructing them to do the following: 1) Screen their inventory and quarantine the product. 2) Notify all customers that received the affected products and ask them to return the lots to their firm. 3) Complete the attached form and return the lots to HealthLink Distribution center. For further assistance, customers were directed to call customer service at 1-800-638-2625.

Device

Device Recall HealthLinkBIOPSY PUNCHES
  • Model / Serial
    1232041; 1232030, 1232028, 1232024, 1232021, 1232020, 1232015, 1232013, 1232010, 1232009, 1231324, 1231323, 1226436, 1226435 1226432, 1226421, 1226416, 1226415, 1226416, 1226417, 1226418, 1226419, 1222318, 1222319, 1222320, 1222321, 1222322, 1217409, 1217404, 1213926, 1213924, 1213923, 1213921, 1213918, 1213917, 1213916, 1213910, 1213907, 1213906, 1213905, 1213115, 1208740, 1208739, 1208738, 1208737, 1208736, 1208735, 1208734, 1208733, 1208732, 1208731, 1208730, 1208729, 1205343, 1205342, 1205341, 1205340, 1205339, 1205338, 1205337, 1205336, 1205335, 1205334, 1205333, 1205332, 1205331, 1205330, 1205329, 1203217, 1201930, 1201929, 1201928, 1201927, 1201926, 1134639, 1134638, 1134637, 1134636, 1129331, 1129330, 1129328, 1129327, 1129324, 1125634, 1125633, 1125632, 1125631, 1125630, 1125629, 1125628, 1125627, 1125626, 1125625, 1125624, 1125623, 1123522, 1123521, 1123520, 1123519, 1123517, 1123512, 1122926, 1122925, 1122924, 1122923, 1122922, 1122720, 1121521, 1119218, 1116715, 1116020, 1116019, 1113222, 1113221, 1113220, 1113219, 1113218, 1111812, 1111811, 1111810, 1111809, 1111808, 1111025, 1111024, 1111023, 1111022, 1110130, 1109622, 1109621, 1109620, 1109617, 1109020, 1109019, 1106224, 1106223, 1106222, 1106221, 1106220, 1106219, 1105421, 1105420, 1105419, 1105418, 1105417, 1105416, 1105415, 1104213, 1104212, 1104211, 1103825, 1103824, 1103320, 1103319, 1103318, 1103317, 1102611, 1102610, 1101218, 1035518, 1034723, 1034722, 1034721, 1034720, 1034719, 1030620, 1030619, 1030618, 1030617, 1030616, 1030615, 1028731, 1028730, 1028729, 1028728, 1028727, 1028726, 1028725, 1028724, 1028716, 1028717, 1028718, 1028719, 1028720, 1027217, 1027216, 1023916, 1023915, 1023911, 1023909, 1023906, 1023905, 1023113, 1023112, 1023109, 1023108, 1023107, 1023108, 1023109, 1019602, 1019603, 1019604, 1019611, 1019612, 1019613, 1019614, 1015220, 1015219, 1015218, 1013316, 1013220, 1013218, 1009814, 1001855, 1001853, 1001844, 1001840, 1001839, 1001838, 1001837, 1001836, 1001835, 1001834, 1001833, 1001832, 1001831, 1001830, 1001829, 1001828, 1001827, 1001826, 1001825, 1001824, 1001823, 1000524, 1000523, 1000522, 1000521, 1000520, 1000519, 1000517, 0935206, 0935205, 0935204, 0934417, 0934416, 0934415, 0931612, 0931010, 0931003, 0931002, 0931001, 0927925,  0927130, 0927129, 0926022, 0923119, 0923118, 0923117, 0923115, 0923016, 0921531, 0921530, 0921528, 0921527, 0919721, 0919717, 0919716, 0919710, 0917317, 0916226, 0916224, 0916222, 0916220, 0916218, 0913330, 0913329, 0913328, 0913327, 0911411, 0911409, 0911407, 0911406, 0911405, 0911404, 0911402, 0909921, 0909919, 0909917, 0909916, 0909915, 0909914, 0909912, 0907718, 0907620, 0907619, 0905817, 0905816, 0905811, 0905810, 0905809, 0905808, 0905806, 0905805, 0905803, 0905801, 0903521, 0903520, 0903519, 0903517, 0901334, 0901331, 0901330, 0901328, 0901326, 0901320, 0901317, 0834724, 0834722, 0834718, 0834322, 0834320, 0834319, 0834315, 0832613, 0832215, 0832214, 0831715, 0831018, 0829515, 0828716, 0828715, 0828416, 0826813, 0826613, 0825216, 0825215, 0823114, 0822809, 0822616, 0819321, 0819317, 0815814, 0811613, 0809412, 0807318, 0807317, 0807316, 0807313, 0807312, 0807114, 0807113, 0806515, 0806514, 0805921, 0805918, 0805719, 0805718, 0805717, 0804518, 0804517, 0802419, 0801917, 0801518.
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, SC,TX ,VA ,WA, WI, and HI, and the countries of Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand.
  • Product Description
    HealthLink***BIOPSY PUNCHES*** || Disposable manual instrument for skin biopsy.
  • Manufacturer
    Clorox Healthcare Holdings, LLC (dba HealthLink)

Manufacturer

Clorox Healthcare Holdings, LLC (dba HealthLink)
  • Manufacturer Address
    Clorox Healthcare Holdings, LLC (dba HealthLink), 3611 Saint Johns Bluff Rd S Ste 1, Suite 1, Jacksonville FL 32224-2679
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    The Clorox Company
  • Source
    USFDA