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Gyrus ACMI Disposable Falope-Ring Band Applicator Kits.… recallZ-1196-2014 · Gyrus Medical, Inc · initiated Feb 19, 2014

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in March 2014

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Gyrus Medical, Inc or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Due to an anomaly in the packaging process for specific lots of Disposable Falope-Ring Band Kit, it is possible that a defective seal could be present that may allow a breach of the package's sterile barrier and may compromise the sterility of the product. The breach may or may not be easily seen.

FDA root cause category: Process design

What the company is doing

Olympus sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated February 19, 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Olympus requires you to take the following action: I. Immediately cease any further use of any affected product you have, remove it from your inventory and quarantine it until it is shipped back to us. 2. Call your Olympus customer service representative at 1-888-524-7266 to obtain a Returned Goods Authorization so that you may return the product with no charge to you. Olympus will issue a credit t or replacement to your facility y for any returned product. 3. Please note on the enclosed questionnaire that you have received this information. 4. Fax the completed questionnaire to 484-896-7128 regardless of whether you have any affected inventory at your facility. ln addition, if you may have further distributed this product, please identify your customers, notify them at once of this product recall, and appropriately document your notification process. Your notification to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of this recall notification letter.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1196-2014
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Feb 19, 2014
Posted by the FDA
Mar 13, 2014
Recalling firm
Gyrus Medical, Inc
Quantity
856 units
Product code
KNH
FDA submissions
P870076
Distribution
US Distribution.

Product description

Gyrus ACMI Disposable Falope-Ring Band Applicator Kits. REF 006889-901 and REF 005280-901 (with 8 mm Disposable Trocan). Sterile EO. Single Use Only. The disposable Falope-Ring Band Applicator is a sterile, two-band, dual-incision instrument. The two-band applicator enables the physician to occlude both Fallopian tubes without removing the applicator from the abdominal cavity. The Falope-Ring Band and Applicator Kits are indicated for use for female sterilization (permanent contraception).

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lots: MK761655, MK764022, MK767655, MK526401

Other devices under the same FDA submission

3 devices cleared under P870076 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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