FDA Enforcement
Class II
Terminated
Thread-like wire marker
Recall: Z-1200-2021
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Reported March 17, 2021
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-1200-2021
- Event ID
- 87317
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Somatex Medical Technologies GMBH
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Report Date
- March 17, 2021
- Initiation Date
- February 3, 2021
- Classification Date
- March 10, 2021
- Termination Date
- January 13, 2022
- Address
- Hohenzollerndamm 150-151, Berlin, N/A, Germany
Description
Thread-like wire marker
Reason
This recall has been initiated due to the risk of wire splintering after contact with a cautery device during the removal of a lesion. There is a potential risk that wire fragments are not removed during the procedure and stays inside the patient's body.
Code Info
Tuflex: REF 271640 Affected Lots: 51268, 51414; REF 271641 Affected Lots: 51269, 51410; REF 271642 Affected Lots: 51270, 51411; REF 271643 Affected Lots: 51271, 51412. Tuflex Premium: REF 271650 Affected Lots: 51300; REF 271651 Affected Lots: 51299, 51413; REF 271652 Affected Lots: 51301.
Distribution
Domestic: Mo, NJ, OH
Quantity
196 pieces