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CIVCO Infiniti Plus Needle Guide, Sterile Needle Guide… recallZ-0286-2016 · Civco Medical Instruments Co. Inc. · initiated Oct 21, 2015

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in November 2015

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  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 Civco Medical Instruments Co. 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.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Sterility of the product cannot be assured.

FDA root cause category: Process design

What the company is doing

Civco Medical Solutions sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated October 19, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to return all affected needle guides. If the needle guide is contained within a kit, only the needle guide from the kit needs to be returned. The communication contains a response form to be completed and returned by the customer. The customer filling out the response form is asked to acknowledge receipt of the recall notice and indicate the number and type of affected product they are returning. Customers withh questions were instructed to call 800-445-6741 or 319-248-6757 or email [email protected]. For questions regarding this recall call 319-248-6502.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0286-2016
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Oct 21, 2015
Posted by the FDA
Nov 17, 2015
Recalling firm
Civco Medical Instruments Co. Inc.
Quantity
717 boxes
Product code
ITX
FDA submissions
K093713
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA (MAINLAND), CHINA (TAIWAN), CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KUWAIT, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, SOUTH AFRICA, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, and UNITED KINGDOM.

Product description

CIVCO Infiniti Plus Needle Guide, Sterile Needle Guide, 12-18GA, Rx ONLY, STERILE EO. REFs 610-1215, 610-1234, 610-1235, 610-1236. Large Gauge Infiniti Plus Needle Guides, used in needle-guided (or catheter) procedures with diagnostic ultrasound transducers.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Show the full code information (2k characters)

M367350, M370110, M375100, M381740, M406940, M407750, M413300, M413310, M434210, M436400, M445180, M647110, M093610, M113720, M122370, M153900, M206940, M250330, M250340, M258890, M315660, M333490, M340650, M340660, M418340, M421310, M450400, M465510, M473820, M499620, M519670, M519870, M535840, M560410, M569020, M665970, M085160, M096150, M107000, M130450, M155430, M163490, M203230, M215600, M237160, M280540, M295050, M309920, M315640, M335660, M341050, M395150, M426910, M432250, M445050, M447240, M447250, M457880, M463120, M470960, M472370, M491520, M501960, M572330, M610070, M623730, M626290, M648050, M104430, M105580, M109480, M119300, M123880, M181980, M183080, M205350, M208730, M256600, M288450, M395680, M419700, M490030, M511200, M524900, M530460, M636260, M070240, M084610, M087950, M090510, M093250, M096160, M107010, M113740, M122150, M126430, M130960, M142760, M150120, M151000, M161360, M162170, M175800, M176090, M179600, M188560, M197540, M201760, M204920, M206920, M212520, M226140, M226800, M237170, M239790, M242650, M264850, M273010, M277260, M277580, M281220, M282340, M286970, M287050, M288070, M300220, M303390, M304830, M309930, M322420, M330620, M346280, M352800, M360970, M365460, M374640, M377700, M377710, M382140, M384960, M391930, M395520, M408990, M413270, M414570, M415150, M426920, M431600, M431860, M437370, M445090, M446780, M453070, M454110, M457210, M461430, M466270, M471250, M481240, M489250, M492210, M494110, M500070, M516520, M526820, M542120, M548580, M554010, M569710, M573220, M595220, M601030, M602270, M615780, M623480, M629400, M645460, M655810, M543860, M552040, M557840, M567820, M581180, M582540, M584460, M599110, and M609470

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K093713 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 72378).

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