Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-2286-2023Class II

STATCLAVE G4 Chamber Autoclave -Tabletop steam sterilizer intended for use by a health care provider to...

Scican Ltd. / initiated 2023-06-22 / Open, Classified / root cause: manufacturing process

Scican Ltd. began a recall of STATCLAVE G4 Chamber Autoclave -Tabletop steam sterilizer intended for use by a health care provider to sterilize medical products by means of pressurized... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The STATCLAVE G4 is a dynamic air removal (prevacuum) tabletop steam sterilizer intended for use by a health care provider to sterilize medical products by means of pressurized steam. It is suitable for the...". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2286-2023
Classification
Class II
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
Scican Ltd.
Product
STATCLAVE G4 Chamber Autoclave -Tabletop steam sterilizer intended for use by a health care provider to sterilize medical products by means of pressurized steam. Model: G4 622303
Product code
FLE Sterilizer, Steam
Reason for recall
The STATCLAVE G4 is a dynamic air removal (prevacuum) tabletop steam sterilizer intended for use by a health care provider to sterilize medical products by means of pressurized steam. It is suitable for the sterilization of dental and medical instruments that are validated to be sterilized by steam. The STATCLAVE G4 has not been designed to sterilize liquid loads, bio medical waste or materials not compatible with steam sterilization. The processing of such loads may result in incomplete sterilization and / or damage to the autoclave.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Employee error
Action
SciCan Ltd issued Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter to Distributors on June 22, 2023. via email. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: " Please immediately reach out to any customers (end users of the autoclave) who have received an affected unit and inform them that they must stop using their unit until it has been checked and, if needed, the gaskets have been installed (please see the last page of this notification for a list of serial numbers affected that were delivered to your organization). From the information received from you, requested in the next step below, our sales representatives will be visiting the location of any affected unit to confirm if the gaskets are missing. " Please immediately complete the MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL RETURN RESPONSE, Acknowledgement and Receipt Form included as the last page of this notice. After all information has been completed, sign and return the form to Israa Howlader, copy Stacey Graf, Rich Strader and Teresa Boyce (their contact information is included on the form). " Please also indicate on the attached Acknowledgement and Receipt form that you have received and understood this correction notice. If you have further questions about the product or the recall, please immediately contact Teresa Boyce [email protected], Stacey Graf at [email protected] or Rich Strader [email protected]. " Once we receive your completed Acknowledgement and Receipt form, we will arrange for one of our sales representatives to visit your customer (the end user) or warehouse where the unit is located to confirm if the gaskets are missing from their unit(s). If the gaskets are missing, in order to apply the correction as soon as possible, our sales representatives will immediately provide the gaskets needed so your trained service technician can install them onto the unit. Please see the attached instructions for directions on how to install the gaskets. (For units that are still in your inve
Quantity in commerce
3 units
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution and in the country of Canada
Product codes and lots
UDI-DI: (01)07540196001793 Serial Numbers: 710523E00005 710523E00006 710523E00007

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2286-2023
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2285-2023Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2286-2023Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated