FDA Recall
Terminated
ShellGell Sodium Hyaluronate 0.8mL Syringe, 12 mg/mL. Sterile. Rx. For intraocular use. Product Number: 1000 Distributed by Cytosol Opthalmics, Inc., Lenick, NC
Recall: Z-1383-05
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Initiated July 14, 2005
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1383-05
- Event Number
- 32711
- Firm
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
- FEI Number
- 3007093114
- Product Code
- LZP
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Other
- Initiated
- July 14, 2005
- Posted
- August 23, 2005
- Terminated
- May 2, 2006
- Address
- 236 W Cummings Park, Woburn, MA, 01801-6346
Description
ShellGell Sodium Hyaluronate 0.8mL Syringe, 12 mg/mL. Sterile. Rx. For intraocular use. Product Number: 1000 Distributed by Cytosol Opthalmics, Inc., Lenick, NC
Reason
Product sterility may be compromised due incomplete heat seals in the cannula pouches that are included with the viscoelastic syringe.
Action
Anika Therapeutics notified Distributor accounts by telephone on July 14. The letters were faxed and sent by Fedex on July 14. Distributors were provided with a end-user letter template letter for notification to their accounts.
Distribution
CA, NC
Quantity
3720 units