Turbovac Suction Wand - Reprocessed Sterile device --… recallZ-1669-2008 · Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. · initiated Mar 11, 2008
Terminated All recalls posted in September 2008
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 Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- 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 Compromised -- Ascent Healthcare Solutions cannot validate the sterilization process for a variety of Ascent Healthcare Solutions products.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
A recall notification letter titled Voluntary Medical Device Recall was sent to each consignee. If you have questions about this recall on numerous reprocessed devices, contact Moira Barton-Varty at 888-888-3433, ext. 5350 or at [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1669-2008
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Mar 11, 2008
- Posted by the FDA
- Sep 19, 2008
- Recalling firm
- Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
- Quantity
- 8 of 8
- Product code
- HRX
- FDA submissions
- K043198
- Distribution
- Class II Recall - Nationwide Distribution.
Product description
Turbovac Suction Wand - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Orthopedic Arthroscope.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Catalog No AS1335-01, Lot No 135992.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K043198 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- N/AStryker Sustainability Solutions, Inc. · ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION ACCESSORIES, LAPAROSCOPIC & ENDOSCOPIC, REPROCESSED4 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 47343).
- Z-1674-2008 · TerminatedInlet Medical Suture Passer - Reprocessed Sterile device -- Endoscope and accessories.
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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