Z-1674-2008

Inlet Medical Suture Passer - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Endoscope and accessories

Name: Z-1674-2008 Inlet Medical Suture Passer - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Endoscope and accessories
Creator: Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Published: 2008-03-11
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Stryker Sustainability Solutions / initiated 2008-03-11 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. began a recall of Inlet Medical Suture Passer - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Endoscope and accessories on 2008-03-11. The reason FDA records is "Sterility Compromised -- Ascent Healthcare Solutions cannot validate the sterilization process for a variety of Ascent Healthcare Solutions products". 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-1674-2008
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2008-03-11
Posted: 2008-09-19
Terminated: 2012-06-29
Recalling firm: Stryker Sustainability Solutions
Product: Inlet Medical Suture Passer - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Endoscope and accessories.
Product code: NLM Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery, Reprocessed
Reason for recall: Sterility Compromised -- Ascent Healthcare Solutions cannot validate the sterilization process for a variety of Ascent Healthcare Solutions products.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Process control
Action: A recall notification letter titled Voluntary Medical Device Recall was sent to each consignee. If you have questions about this recall on numerous reprocessed devices, contact Moira Barton-Varty at 888-888-3433, ext. 5350 or at [email protected].
Quantity in commerce: 5 of 10 (5 devices were recorded as "Inventory Lost" from finished goods)
Distribution: Class II Recall - Nationwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots: Catalog No CTI-512N, Lot No 137656

Product code NLM

K053585Class IIVanguard Reprocessed Suture PasserAscent Healthcare Solutions / cleared 2006-10-11

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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.

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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)