FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II, twelve (12) different devices, including hooks, spatulas, right angles, curved dissectors, suction/irrigation devices, accessory ports, pool/sump devices and stone retrieval cannula, packaged and sterilized individually in a transparent flexible blister sealed to a Tyvek lid. 6 flexible packages are placed into a sales unit carton, with 4 cartons per corrugated shipper. The Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II system has application in minimally invasive procedures to facilitate tissue dissection, coagulation, irrigation, and fluid evacuation through a common trocar sleeve.

Recall: Z-1772-2013 · Reported July 31, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1772-2013
Event ID
65504
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
July 31, 2013
Initiation Date
April 8, 2013
Classification Date
July 19, 2013
Termination Date
December 24, 2013
Address
4545 Creek Rd, N/A, Cincinnati, OH, 45242-2803, United States

Description

Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II, twelve (12) different devices, including hooks, spatulas, right angles, curved dissectors, suction/irrigation devices, accessory ports, pool/sump devices and stone retrieval cannula, packaged and sterilized individually in a transparent flexible blister sealed to a Tyvek lid. 6 flexible packages are placed into a sales unit carton, with 4 cartons per corrugated shipper. The Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II system has application in minimally invasive procedures to facilitate tissue dissection, coagulation, irrigation, and fluid evacuation through a common trocar sleeve.

Reason

The firm is recalling the ENDOPATH Probe Plus II Shafts because the possibility that a tear in the Tyvek packaging may affect the sterility of the device.

Code Info

Product Code: EPS01, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS02, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS03, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS04, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS05, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS06, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS07, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS08, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS10, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS11, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS12, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03 & Product Code: EPS13, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, lA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, Ml, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, & WY and countries of: Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, & Venezuela.

Quantity

327,648 instruments