Z-0624-03

NEEDLEZAP, a battery operated needle destruction device. The product is labeled and marketed for use only in...

Name: Z-0624-03 NEEDLEZAP, a battery operated needle destruction device. The product is labeled and marketed for use only in...
Creator: E Med Future Inc
Published: 2002-08-15
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

E Med Future / initiated 2002-08-15 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

E Med Future Inc began a recall of NEEDLEZAP, a battery operated needle destruction device. The product is labeled and marketed for use only in the law enforcement market or veterinary market on 2002-08-15. The reason FDA records is "Their NeedleZap devices were not manufactured in accordance with the Quality System Regulations, and were shipped without an approved PMA". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0624-03
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2002-08-15
Posted: 2003-03-06
Terminated: 2004-02-05
Recalling firm: E Med Future
Product: NEEDLEZAP, a battery operated needle destruction device. The product is labeled and marketed for use only in the law enforcement market or veterinary market.
Product code: MTV Sharps Needle Destruction Device
Reason for recall: Their NeedleZap devices were not manufactured in accordance with the Quality System Regulations, and were shipped without an approved PMA.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Other
Action: On 8/15/2002, the firm contacted their largest distributor by telephone and instructed them to stop distribution and to place all remaining devices in quarantine until further notice. On 3/20/2003, the firm mailed recall notices to all direct accounts asking for the device to be returned.
Quantity in commerce: 1,572 devices
Distribution: The devices were shipped to customers located nationwide. The product was also distributed into Canada, Greece and Ireland.
Product codes and lots: The devices are not identified with lot numbers or serial numbers.

Product code MTV

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)