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Event 62871

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
July 20, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Galil Medical, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Visual-ICE¿ Cryoablation System, Model FPRCH 6000 Product Usage: The Galil Medical Visual-ICE Cryoablation System is intended for cryoablative destruction of tissue during minimally invasive procedures; various Galil Medical accessory products are required to perform these procedures. The Visual-ICE System is indicated for use as a cryosurgical tool in the fields of general surgery, dermatology, neurology (including cryoanalgesia), thoracic surgery, ENT, gynecology, oncology, proctology, and urology. This system is designed to destroy tissue (including prostate and kidney tissue, liver metastases, tumors, skin lesions, and warts) by the application of extremely cold temperatures.

Z-2261-2012
Recall number
Z-2261-2012
Initiated
July 20, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Galil Medical, Inc.
Quantity
4

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Galil Medical is recalling a number of Visual Ice Cryoablation Systems because the gas regulators may fail to regulate the gas pressure, rendering the devices inoperable.

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Reason for recall

Galil Medical is recalling a number of Visual Ice Cryoablation Systems because the gas regulators may fail to regulate the gas pressure, rendering the devices inoperable.

Code information

VL0004 VL0014 VL0015 VL0016

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US nationwide including the state of MN and the countries of United Kingdom and Netherlands