FDA Recall Terminated

The Vesa 75/100 adaptation with rotation is an accessory to a surgical camera intended to be used to record operative procedures.

Recall: Z-1188-2016 · Initiated February 29, 2016

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1188-2016
Event Number
73348
Firm
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
FEI Number
1418479
Product Code
FWE
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process control
Initiated
February 29, 2016
Terminated
July 3, 2019
Address
353 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL, 60061-3110

Description

The Vesa 75/100 adaptation with rotation is an accessory to a surgical camera intended to be used to record operative procedures.

Reason

Supplier of the "VESA 75 / 100 adaptation with rotation", which is part of their monitor mounts and support arms may be missing riveting.

Action

RICHARD WOLF sent an Urgent Safety Information letter dated March 2, 2016, to all affected consignees. The letter described the nature of the recall regarding the monitor holding plate (VESA 75/100 mount) in our Flexion-Port 300, 350 and 400 swivel arm product series. According to the firm insufficient riveting of the rotation elements the rivets may loosen during continuous use (e.g. when adjusting the tilt angle) and in an extremely unlikely event the monitor holding plate (VESA 75/100 mount) may loosen. According to Richard Wolf this can result in a potential danger for the patient, user and others which we want to prevent with this measure. The firm is asking all end users to take the following step: Discontinue use of the affected devices until the conversion kits have been installed by a qualified service technician. Make sure that all users of affected medical devices are informed in their organization of the urgent safety information. If the end user has passed on products to third parties they should pass on a copy of this information and inform the recall contact person at Richard Wolf. Please make sure that the information is observed at their organization until all necessary internal measures have been completed. The end user should provide confirmation of receipt of this urgent safety information and answer the enclosed questionaire form which the firm asks to send to Richard Wolf at the following e-mail, [email protected] by February 22, 2016. The firm asking that recipients to acknowledge receipt of the safety information in order to avoid receiving more reminders from Richard Wolf. The firm will send new monitor holding plate(s}, (643301264 conversion kit for monitor holding plate) once the form is received. The firm asks that qualified service technician install the new monitor holding plate (643301264 Conversion kit for monitor holding plate) in accordance with the enclosed assembly instructions and discard

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Texas, North Carolina and Illinois.

Quantity

108 units