Events

Recall of Device Recall TX1 Tissue Removal System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by American Optisurgical 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
    65113
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1516-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-30
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-06-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-03-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=117903
  • 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
    Instrument, ultrasonic surgical - Product Code LFL
  • Reason
    The recall has been initiated due to an overheating protection voltage suppressor on the redundant safety protection circuit board. secondary to the recall, american optisurgical, inc. will be making a correction to add spacers between the valve and cassette to correct a small irrigation leak that can occur after the priming cycle. use of this product may cause the device to lose power and stop wo.
  • Action
    "Urgent Medical Device Recall" notifications letters were sent to customers on May 20, 2013 via USPS registered mail. Included in the Recall Notification Letter were the recommended actions and instructions for customers. Questions were referred to (949) 580-1266.

Device

Device Recall TX1 Tissue Removal System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial#: 5510124 55400000 55400001 55400002 55400003 55400004 55400005 55400006 55400007 55400008 55400009 55400010 55400011 55400012 55400013 55400014 55400015 55400016 55400017 55400018 55400019 55400020 55400021 55400022 55400023 55400024 55400025 55400026 55400027 55400028 55400029 55400030 55400031 55400032 55400033 55400034 55400035 55400036 55400037 55400038 55400039 55400040 55400041 55400042 55400043 55400044 55400045 55400046 55400047 55400048 55400049 55400050 55400051 55400052 55400053 55400054 55400055 55400056 55400057 55400058 55400059 55400060 55400061 55400062 55400063 55400064 55400065 55400066 55400067 55400068 55400069 55400070 55400071 55400072 55400073 55400074 55400075 55400076 55400077 55400078 55400079 55400080 55400081 55400082 55400083 55400084 55400085 55400086 55400087 55400088 55400089 55400090 55400091 55400092 55400093 55400094 55400095 55400096 55400097 55400098 55400099 55400100 55400101 55400102 55400103 55400104 55400105 55400106 55400107 55400108 55400109 55400110 55400111 55400112 55400113 55400114 55400115 55400116 55400117 55400118 55400119 55400120 55400121 55400122 55400123 55400124 55400125 55400126 55400127 55400128 55400129 55400130 55400131 55400132 55400133 55400134 55400135 55400136 55400137 55400138 55400139 55400140 55400141 55400142 55400143 55400144 55400145 55400146 55400147 55400148 55400149 55400150 55400151 55400152 55400153 55400154 55400155 55400156 55400157 55400158 55400159 55400160 55400161 55400162 55400163 55400164 55400165 55400166 55400167 55400168 55400169 55400170 55400171 55400172 55400173 55400174 55400175 55400176 55400177 55400178 55400179 55400180 55400181 55400182 55400183 55400184 55400185 55400186 55400187 55400188 55400189 55400190 55400191 55400192 55400193 55400194 55400195 55400196 55400197 55400198 55400199 55400200 55400201 55400202 55400203 55400204
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    Unclassified
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution, US, including the states of United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington Wisconsin, West Virginia and the countries of Singapore and the Philippines.
  • Product Description
    American Optisurgical's TX1 Tissue Removal System Console. The console is a software unit that is indicated for use in surgical procedures.
  • Manufacturer
    American Optisurgical Inc

Manufacturer

American Optisurgical Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    American Optisurgical Inc, 26902 Vista Ter, Lake Forest CA 92630-8123
  • Source
    USFDA