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STERRAD Sterilizers ( Models 100S, 50, 200) Compatible… recallZ-0844-2008 · Advanced Sterilization Products · initiated Nov 12, 2007

Terminated All recalls posted in February 2008

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 Advanced Sterilization Products 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

Outdated Compatibility Lists: Recalling firm has decided to discontinue dissemination of Compatible Medical Device Reference Lists and instrument assessment activities

FDA root cause category: Other

What the company is doing

Notification letters, Urgent Product Correction, were sent to customers beginning on November 13, 2007 via UPS overnight. Customers were notified this action was being taken as a result of an investigation by the firm determined that all brand- and model-specific compatibility lists and associated instrument assessments provided to STERRAD Sterilization System customers are now out-of-date. User were instructed to discontinue their use and destroy them.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0844-2008
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Nov 12, 2007
Posted by the FDA
Feb 7, 2008
Recalling firm
Advanced Sterilization Products
Quantity
9,686 units
Product code
MLR
FDA submissions
K030429, K042116, K981625, K991999
Distribution
Worldwide: USA, France, Germany, Italy, The UK, Switzerland, Benelux,Uruguay,Venezuela,Argentina,Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,Belgium, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong,Indonesia,Mexico,Philippines,Australia,Austria,China, Greece,Ireland,Israel, Japan,Korea,Malaysia,Singapore,Taiwan,Thailand, Turkey, Middle East, Peru,Canada,The Czech Republic,Portugal,S Africa, Spain,Sweden,Hungary,Poland,Brazil,Russia,Egypt,India &Slovenia and Canada

Product description

STERRAD Sterilizers ( Models 100S, 50, 200) Compatible Medical Device Reference List for US Customers, Document Numbers 15-53229 & 15-53230; STERRAD NX Sterilizers Compatible Medical Device Reference List for NX Customers, Product Code 15-53231; STERRAD NX System Brochure, Product Code AD-53421-001, Advanced Sterilization Products, Irvine, CA

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Product Codes: 15-53229 ( Revision A of the list was released 4/5/2005), 15-53230 (Revision A of the list was released 4/5/2005), 15-53231(Revision A of the list was released 4/5/2005) & AD-53421-001( Revision A of the brochure was released 1/14/2006

Other devices under the same FDA submission

3 devices cleared under K030429, K042116, K981625, K991999 — 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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