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Event 66874

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 18, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Steris Corporation

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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AMSCO¿ Evolution¿ steam sterilizer Transfer Carriage. Product Usage: Mobile, wheeled transportation unit utilized to carry, load, & unload the Loading Car into and out of steam sterilizer units.

Z-0478-2014
Recall number
Z-0478-2014
Initiated
October 18, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Steris Corporation
Quantity
936 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The firm discovered that unlatching can occur when overloaded transfer carriages are pulled or maneuvered incorrectly or with excessive force.

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Reason for recall

The firm discovered that unlatching can occur when overloaded transfer carriages are pulled or maneuvered incorrectly or with excessive force.

Code information

Serial Number Range: 030061103 - 0535531220

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide in the states of: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MI, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY and the District of Columbia including the countries of: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Guam, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Venezuela.