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Event 63283

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 12, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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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DePuy Mitek VAPR Hook Electrode 3.5mm Hook Electrode with Integrated Handpiece Catalog Number: 227305 The DePuy Mitek VAPR Electrodes for use with the VAPR Radiofrequency System are intended for resection, ablation, excision, hemostasis of blood vessels, and coagulation of soft tissue in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow, and/or wrist.

Z-0133-2013
Recall number
Z-0133-2013
Initiated
March 12, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
376 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Product may have wrong large product identification label with symbols on the box indicating a S90 VAPR Electrode instead of the VAPR 3.5 hook electrode

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Reason for recall

Product may have wrong large product identification label with symbols on the box indicating a S90 VAPR Electrode instead of the VAPR 3.5 hook electrode

Code information

Lot Number: M1108086

Distribution pattern

Nationwide distribution: USA including states of: AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WA.