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Event 63681

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 31, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Cooper Surgical, Inc.

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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 2

Cooper Surgical RUMI Arch, Reusable Uterine Manipulator Handle Ref: UMH700 The intended use of the RUMI Arch is in an operative endoscopy (laparoscopy) where a uterus is present and where positioning of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries is desirable. These types of surgeries include laparoscopic tubal ligation, and/or operative laparoscopy

Z-0439-2013
Recall number
Z-0439-2013
Initiated
October 31, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Cooper Surgical, Inc.
Quantity
1215 total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Excessive pressure exerted on the uterine tip when attached to the Arch may, under certain circumstances, cause the internal steel rod of the tip to protrude through the cleaning hole on the shaft of the handle

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Reason for recall

Excessive pressure exerted on the uterine tip when attached to the Arch may, under certain circumstances, cause the internal steel rod of the tip to protrude through the cleaning hole on the shaft of the handle

Code information

All serial numbers

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, and Taiwan.

device · product 2 of 2

Cooper Surgical Advincula Arch , Reusable Uterine Manipulator Handle Ref: UMH750 The intended use of the RUMI Arch is in an operative endoscopy (laparoscopy) where a uterus is present and where positioning of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries is desirable. These types of surgeries include laparoscopic tubal ligation, and/or operative laparoscopy

Z-0440-2013
Recall number
Z-0440-2013
Initiated
October 31, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Cooper Surgical, Inc.
Quantity
1215 total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Excessive pressure exerted on the uterine tip when attached to the Arch may, under certain circumstances, cause the internal steel rod of the tip to protrude through the cleaning hole on the shaft of the handle

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Excessive pressure exerted on the uterine tip when attached to the Arch may, under certain circumstances, cause the internal steel rod of the tip to protrude through the cleaning hole on the shaft of the handle

Code information

Arch handles with a serial number less than 1204001, or between 1111001 0 and 1111 0069

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, and Taiwan.