Events

Recall of Device Recall Quick Connect

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

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
    65138
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1596-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-06-26
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-07-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=118047
  • 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
    Sterilant, medical devices - Product Code MED
  • Reason
    During a routine label review, the firm identified four system 1e quick connects that will be updated to reflect the removal of obsolete device models. this labeling review process also highlighted the opportunity to combine two existing quick connects into a single product while eliminating the obsolete models.
  • Action
    STERIS sent a Customer Notification letter dated February 19, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to replace their existing labels with labels they provided in their customer notification package. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and as always STERIS Corporation is dedicated to support our products and valued Customers. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact your STERIS Capital Account Manager. For further questions please call (440)392-7348

Device

Device Recall Quick Connect
  • Model / Serial
    LOT NUMBERS: QLC1677E: 1986157 - 2740157; QRC1699E: 1953884- 3376282 & QPC1721E/ QFC1683E: 3809423-Q001121.
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution including the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI and WY.
  • Product Description
    Quick Connect QLC1677E, QRC1699E, QPC1721E and QFC1683E. STERIS Corporation, Mentor, OH 44060 || QLC1677E, QRC1699E, QPC1721E and QFC1683E contain processing instructions, a Quick Reference Wall Chart and a flow unit. The flow unit consists of a Quick Reference Card, tubing, tethers and adapters for connecting specified devices to Flexible Processing Trays/Containers.
  • Manufacturer
    Steris Corporation

Manufacturer

Steris Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Steris Corporation, 5960 Heisley Rd, Mentor OH 44060-1834
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Steris Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA