Z-1482-2022Class II
PRESTIGE RETRACTION GRASPER, W/PORT DUAL ACTION, ROTATING 5mm DIAM., 36cm LENGTH. Product Code 8361-10
Aesculap Inc / initiated 2020-04-01 / Completed / root cause: manufacturing process
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC began a recall of PRESTIGE RETRACTION GRASPER, W/PORT DUAL ACTION, ROTATING 5mm DIAM., 36cm LENGTH. Product Code 8361-10 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Endoscopic graspers may become separated at the weld from handle to the shaft of the device". As of , the recall status on record is Completed, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-1482-2022
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Completed
- Initiated
- Posted
- Recalling firm
- Aesculap Inc
- Product
- PRESTIGE RETRACTION GRASPER, W/PORT DUAL ACTION, ROTATING 5mm DIAM., 36cm LENGTH. Product Code 8361-10
- Product code
- KOA Surgical Instruments, G-U, Manual (And Accessories)
- Reason for recall
- Endoscopic graspers may become separated at the weld from handle to the shaft of the device.
- Root cause tag
- manufacturing process
- FDA root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- A notification letter was issued April 30, 2020 sent USPS Certified mail . The notification identifies the products as Catalog Item # 8360-10 PRESTIGE ATRA GRASPER DBL-ACT 5MM and 8361-10 PRESTIGE RETR GRASPER DBL-ACT 5MM. Customers were to evaluate inventory with a "tug test" and submit the notification acknowledgment form. Should a device fail the tug test, customers were to file a complaint using Aesculap's Online Customer Complaint Submission Form and return a the product. The products have since been discontinued.
- Quantity in commerce
- 399
- Distribution
- United States Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.
- Product codes and lots
- UDI-DI: 04046955083381, lots M45171; M46651; M47463; M48124; M49436.
Enforcement reports
One row per recalled product line| Recall number | Class | Status | Voluntary or mandated | Report date | Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1481-2022 | Class II | Completed | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-1482-2022 | Class II | Completed | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
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