ConMed DetachaTip Multi-Use Laparoscopic Instrument -… recallZ-1433-06 · Conmed Corporation · initiated Mar 27, 2006
Terminated All recalls posted in August 2006
Is my device affected?
- 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.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Conmed Corporation or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Grasper jaws breaking at the junction of the jaw and tube during laparoscopic procedures.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
On 3/27/06, all domestic customers were sent an "URGENT DEVICE RECALL" notice, dated 3/27/06, by USPS Priority Mail (Delivery Confirmation). International customers were notified by facsimile and/or e-mail as well as by mail.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1433-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Mar 27, 2006
- Posted by the FDA
- Aug 24, 2006
- Recalling firm
- Conmed Corporation
- Quantity
- 5205 units
- Product code
- GEI
- FDA submissions
- K924283
- Distribution
- Worldwide
Product description
ConMed DetachaTip Multi-Use Laparoscopic Instrument - "Fenestrated (Duckbill) Multiple Use Grasper", 5 mm x 33 cm, REF/Product code-1-1008. ------- The product is distributed sterile in heat-sealed tray and labeled with an expiration date that pertains only to the sterility.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Product Code: 1-1008; all lot codes manufactured between 10/20/2003 and 2/16/2005. Each lot code is found on the package labeling of unopened units and is also embossed on the grey hub of the device. For 5 digit lot codes: the 1st digit represents the year (4 represents 2004), the 2nd & 3rd digits represent the month (09 for September), and the 4th & 5th digits for the day of the month. For 7 digit lot codes: the 1st two digits represent the year, the 3rd & 4th represent the month, the 5th & 6th represent the day of the month, and the 7th digit represents the manufacturing shift code.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K924283 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- DetachaTip 2-4307Conmed Corporation · ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES1 report
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 35949).
- Z-1434-06 · TerminatedConMed DetachaTip Multi-Use Laparoscopic Instrument, "Endoweave Multiple Use Grasper", 5 mm x 33 cm, REF/Product code 1-1028. -------- The product is distributed sterile in heat-se…
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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