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Trocar Needle - Used for dilating puncture sites or… recallZ-1526-2024 · Cook Incorporated · initiated Mar 1, 2024

Open, Classified

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 Cook Incorporated 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

Packaging may have low seal strength and not meet peel strength specifications, compromising device sterility

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Cook Medical issued Urgent Medical Device Recall letter on 3/1/24 to Risk Management/Recall Administration. . Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Actions to be Taken by the Customer 1. Examine inventory immediately to determine if you have affected product(s) and quarantine any affected product that remains unused. Immediately cease all further distribution and use of the affected products. 2. Return the affected product(s) to Cook Medical with a copy of the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form to receive a product credit. Refer to the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form for return instructions. 3. Please complete the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form within 5 business days of receiving this letter regardless of whether you have affected product(s) on hand. You may return the Form via fax (812.339.7316) or email ([email protected]). 4. This notice must be shared with appropriate personnel, including down to the user level, within your organization or with any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. 5. Please immediately report adverse events to Cook Medical Customer Relations by phone at 800.457.4500 or 812.339.2235, Monday through Friday between 7:30am and 5:00pm (Eastern Time), or by email to: [email protected]. Action being Taken by Cook Medical Cook Medical is removing potentially affected products from the market. Additionally, a supplier investigation has been opened to determine the appropriate corrective action(s) to prevent reoccurrence of a similar issue.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1526-2024
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Mar 1, 2024
Posted by the FDA
Apr 12, 2024
Recalling firm
Cook Incorporated
Quantity
55 units
Product code
DRC
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of AT, AU, BR, CA, CH, DE, ES, GB, HK, IE, IL, IN, IT, NZ, SG.

Product description

Trocar Needle - Used for dilating puncture sites or catheter tracts for percutaneous placement of devices for vascular and non-vascular applications such as in the venous, arterial, biliary and renal system REFERENCE PART NUMBER (RPN): DTN-18-20.0 ORDER NUMBER (GPN): G01377

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

UDI: (01)00827002013773(17) Lot Number: 15786588

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 94196).

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