FDA Recall Terminated

Wallace Artificial Insemination Catheter, 180 mm, Sterile, Quantity: 1 Box (10 units), Model: AIC18JP, Cooper Surgical Inc., (01) 2 0888937 021749 - Product Usage: Intended use of the product is the introduction of washed spermatozoa into the uterine cavity.

Recall: Z-1713-2020 · Initiated February 28, 2020

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1713-2020
Event Number
85139
Firm
CooperSurgical, Inc.
FEI Number
1216677
Product Code
MFD
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Labeling Change Control
Initiated
February 28, 2020
Terminated
August 11, 2020
Address
95 Corporate Dr, Trumbull, CT, 06611-1350

Description

Wallace Artificial Insemination Catheter, 180 mm, Sterile, Quantity: 1 Box (10 units), Model: AIC18JP, Cooper Surgical Inc., (01) 2 0888937 021749 - Product Usage: Intended use of the product is the introduction of washed spermatozoa into the uterine cavity.

Reason

Expiration date discrepancy. Marked as 5 years. Expiration date should be 3 years.

Action

On 2/28/2020, Cooper Surgical issued a "Medical Device Field Safety Notice" for one lot number (250887) of the Wallace Intra-Uterine Insemination Catheters due to a discrepancy in the expiration dates on the individual pouches, inner and outer boxes. The notice was sent to the Japan authority (PMDA) and affected customers in both English and Japanese. The recall notice states that the affected lot (1170 units) of product manufactured in August 2018 have not resulted in any adverse events and the product is acceptable for use until the expiration date on August 23, 2021. Customers that prefer to return the product or have no product on hand were provided instructions to complete the Acknowledgement and Receipt form.

Distribution

International distribution to Japan only.