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STERIS SYSTEM 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System recallZ-1960-2011 · Steris Corporation Hopkins Facility · initiated Mar 14, 2011

Terminated All recalls posted in April 2011

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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 Steris Corporation Hopkins Facility 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

The printout, display and Operator Manual for the STERIS System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System are subject to recall/correction by the firm because in the event of an incomplete or aborted cycle, the language of the warning messages used in the printout, display, and Operator Manual omits the qualifying term: *liquid chemically* (not **sterilized), when alerting the user to inco

FDA root cause category: Other

What the company is doing

The firm, STERIS, Issued an 'Urgent Field Correction Notice' dated March 14, 2011 addressed to their Hospital Administrator, or Manager, and Risk Manager customers on March 18, 2011. The notification letter describes the product subject to field correction and the problem that exists with the language omission present in the printout display and Operator Manual messages which warn of an incomplete or aborted processing cycle. The notification goes on to state that there is no health hazard involved in this error, as the users are still made aware that the processing cycle has not been successfully completed. The notification goes on to remind the user/customers that in case of any incomplete, cancelled or aborted cycle, the users are instructed to process devices in the cycle following the directions contained in the Operator Manual. Lastly, the notification letter informs the user/customers that the company will be installing new software on the recalled systems in order to revise the language on the cycle printout and the display screen warning of a disrupted cycle. It also states that a STERIS Service Representative will be contacting each facility in order to schedule installation of the new software. The notification also provides the customers with a 1-800 telephone number for STERIS Field Service Dispatch, to be used if the customers have questions or want to request additional information. It also provides a local telephone no. 1-440-392-7455, for obtaining additional information from the firm's Director, Div. of Low Temperature Sterilization at: 1-440-392-7455.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1960-2011
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Mar 14, 2011
Posted by the FDA
Apr 12, 2011
Recalling firm
Steris Corporation Hopkins Facility
Quantity
106 units
Product code
MED
FDA submissions
K090036, K101409, K102462
Distribution
Nationwide distribution: USA including states of :CA, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV.

Product description

STERIS SYSTEM 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System The SYSTEM 1 E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System is intended for the liquid chemical sterilization of manually cleaned impressible, reusable, critical and semi-critical heat sensitive medical devices, including endoscopes and their accessories. Devices processed in a SYSTEM IE have been chemically sterilized using S40 Sterilant Concentrate, a peracetic acid liquid chemical sterilant and rinsed with extensively treated, potable water.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

All codes manufactured from 5/5/2010 through 3/8/2011, are subject to recall/correction.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

4 devices cleared under K090036, K101409, K102462 — 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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