BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

    Forceps Blue, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Forceps are sterile disposable devices intended for use during clinical procedures to grasp, manipulate, maneuver or assist with the removal of debris, particulates or wound tissue. Typically, forceps may be used in conditions where it is difficult to grasp small objects by hand and increased precise function is required. Applications in which sterile forceps are commonly used include wound care: e.g. gripping, debridement procedures, removal of sutures, arrangement of dressing procedure pack contents, dressing wounds, including cavity wounds and removal of wound tissue.

    Recall: Z-1035-2019 · Reported March 27, 2019

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1035-2019
    Event ID
    82039
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Ongoing
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    ConvaTec, Inc
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    March 27, 2019
    Initiation Date
    January 9, 2019
    Classification Date
    March 21, 2019
    Address
    7900 Triad Center Dr Ste 400, N/A, Greensboro, NC, 27409-9076, United States

    Description

    Forceps Blue, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Forceps are sterile disposable devices intended for use during clinical procedures to grasp, manipulate, maneuver or assist with the removal of debris, particulates or wound tissue. Typically, forceps may be used in conditions where it is difficult to grasp small objects by hand and increased precise function is required. Applications in which sterile forceps are commonly used include wound care: e.g. gripping, debridement procedures, removal of sutures, arrangement of dressing procedure pack contents, dressing wounds, including cavity wounds and removal of wound tissue.

    Reason

    An internal assessment of packaging confirmed the potential for a breach in the sterile barrier.

    Code Info

    Product Code/REF Number: 417389; Lot Codes: 167069, 168288, 171981, 176327, 179936, 182217, 187735, 225174, 231247, 231248, 307362, 307578, 308189, 318432, 318433, 318434, 489868, 489951, 490747, 493969

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of IL, MI, PA, WI. and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

    Quantity

    24,822,068 devices total