Events

Recall of VPRO 60

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
    79101
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0772-2018
  • Event Date Posted
    2018-02-13
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=161372
  • 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
    Sterilizer, chemical - Product Code MLR
  • Reason
    Correction to update sterilizer software to prohibit the use of expired sterilant prior to the start of a sterilization cycle.
  • Action
    The V-PRO 60 system software has been updated to ensure the VAPROX Sterilant expiration date is verified prior to the initiation of each sterilization cycle. STERIS Service Technicians will be contacting your facility to update your V-PRO 60 Sterilizer(s) with the revised system software. User Action  Users should continue to review their V-PRO 60 cycle printouts upon completion of each cycle to verify the VAPROX Sterilant was not expired. The VAPROX Sterilant expiration date is identified near the top of each cycle printout following all sterilization cycles as notated in the following illustration:

Device

VPRO 60
  • Model / Serial
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  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed in 44 states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY; Puerto Rico, and the following countries: Algeria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    V-PRO 60 Low Temperature Sterilization System (UDI: 00724995152000)
  • 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