Events

Recall of STERRAD 100S Sterilizer

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
    50073
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0340-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-10-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-11-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-11-29
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=74634
  • 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
    Chemical sterilizer - Product Code MLR
  • Reason
    1) inability of the sterilizer to detect when an injection takes place without hydrogen peroxide being transferred to the vaporizer bowl. this situation can result in a cycle completion with the injection of insufficient hydrogen peroxide sterilant and 2) inability of the sterilizer to detect an obstruction in the door travel path while the door is closing. this situation can result in a hand b.
  • Action
    Customer notifications will be sent the week of November 24, 2008. The notification letter (URGENT: Product Correction) will advise of two situations that could cause the STERRAD 100S Sterilizer to malfunction. The first situation involves the failure of the STERRAD 100S System to detect when an injection takes place without hydrogen peroxide having been transferred to the vaporizer bowl. This can occur under combinations of the following conditions: - the pneumatic pressure is low on the machine, or - the injector valve has a small leak, AND - a cassette fails to advance, or - a used cassette is re-inserted into the sterilizer. This situation can result in a cycle completion with insufficient hydrogen peroxide. The second situation involves the failure of the STERRAD 100S System to detect an obstruction in the door travel path while the door is closing. Under some conditions, the door sensors may become mechanically unsecured/disconnected and will not detect an obstruction. This situation can result in an operator's hand becoming pinched and bruised while the door is closing. To correct both situations above, Advanced Sterilization Products(ASP) has revised the software and is making physical hardware additions to the STERRAD 100S System. Contact ASP Customer Care Center at 888-783-7723, option 2 for questions or assistance.

Device

STERRAD 100S Sterilizer
  • Model / Serial
    All serial numbers.
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution including USA and countries of France, Germany, Italy, UK, Switzerland, Benelux, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, Australia, Austria, China, Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Middle East, Peru, Canada, Czech Republic, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Brazil, Russia, Egypt, India and Slovenia.
  • Product Description
    STERRAD 100S Sterilizer (Product Code 10101). The sterilizer includes software and hardware components. || The STERRAD Sterilization System is a low-temperature, general purpose sterilizer used to sterilize heat and moisture sensitive reusable medical devices.
  • Manufacturer
    Advanced Sterilization Products

Manufacturer

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