Events

Recall of Device Recall STERRAD Sterilizers

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

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
    45846
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0844-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-11-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-02-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-12-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=66254
  • 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
    Sterilizers - Product Code MLR
  • Reason
    Outdated compatibility lists: recalling firm has decided to discontinue dissemination of compatible medical device reference lists and instrument assessment activities.
  • Action
    Notification letters, Urgent Product Correction, were sent to customers beginning on November 13, 2007 via UPS overnight. Customers were notified this action was being taken as a result of an investigation by the firm determined that all brand- and model-specific compatibility lists and associated instrument assessments provided to STERRAD Sterilization System customers are now out-of-date. User were instructed to discontinue their use and destroy them.

Device

Device Recall STERRAD Sterilizers
  • Model / Serial
    Product Codes: 15-53229 ( Revision A of the list was released 4/5/2005), 15-53230 (Revision A of the list was released 4/5/2005), 15-53231(Revision A of the list was released 4/5/2005) & AD-53421-001( Revision A of the brochure was released 1/14/2006
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide: USA, France, Germany, Italy, The UK, Switzerland, Benelux,Uruguay,Venezuela,Argentina,Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,Belgium, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong,Indonesia,Mexico,Philippines,Australia,Austria,China, Greece,Ireland,Israel, Japan,Korea,Malaysia,Singapore,Taiwan,Thailand, Turkey, Middle East, Peru,Canada,The Czech Republic,Portugal,S Africa, Spain,Sweden,Hungary,Poland,Brazil,Russia,Egypt,India &Slovenia; and Canada
  • Product Description
    STERRAD Sterilizers ( Models 100S, 50, 200) Compatible Medical Device Reference List for US Customers, Document Numbers 15-53229 & 15-53230; STERRAD NX Sterilizers Compatible Medical Device Reference List for NX Customers, Product Code 15-53231; STERRAD NX System Brochure, Product Code AD-53421-001, Advanced Sterilization Products, Irvine, CA
  • Manufacturer
    Advanced Sterilization Products

Manufacturer

Advanced Sterilization Products
  • Manufacturer Address
    Advanced Sterilization Products, 33 Technology Dr, Irvine CA 92618-2346
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA