FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Canister HFC-134a /980g, ALUM, 15 pack Product Number: 1600-00-0224 Revision .0C Coolant canister for use with surgical laser.

Recall: Z-0209-2020 · Reported October 30, 2019

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0209-2020
Event ID
83839
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Candela Corporation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
October 30, 2019
Initiation Date
September 10, 2019
Classification Date
October 24, 2019
Termination Date
October 20, 2020
Address
530 Boston Post Rd, Wayland, MA, 01778-1833, United States

Description

Canister HFC-134a /980g, ALUM, 15 pack Product Number: 1600-00-0224 Revision .0C Coolant canister for use with surgical laser.

Reason

The canister neck bushing may become loose and separate from the body of the canister during use. The issue occurs only when the canisters are used in Candela legacy devices that utilize screw-in or threaded interface type DCD modules

Code Info

Lot # 1904CC1598 1905CC0007 1905CC0178 1905CC0217 1906CC0196 1906CC0172 1907CC0008 1908CC0025 Additional lots added as of 12/6/2019: 1902CC0043 1902CC0143 1811CC0016 1812CC0074 1812CC0133 1901CC0087 1904CC0126 1802CC0092 1802CC0232 1803CC0169 1804CC0073 1805CC0058 1806CC0068 1807CC0009 1807CC0104 1808CC0112 1809CC0070 1810CC0015 1810CC0117 1907CC0187

Distribution

States: NC GA CA MA OH FL IL CO SD NY KS WA MI PA AZ WI TX LA IA MN VA TN SC OR IN WY MD VT ON BC QC NV OUS: Barbados Canada Germany Spain France HR Portugal Ireland Norway Greece NL South Africa Vietnam Hong Kong Japan New Zealand Australia China Korea

Quantity

in total 7,560 canisters (3240 additional as of 2/5/20)