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Event 68093

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 19, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Biorep Technologies

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 1

Joseph Lamelas Atrial Lift System, Model Number MI-ALS-001. A single surgical instrument or tool for retraction of the atrial wall tissue in cardiac surgery.

Z-1538-2014
Recall number
Z-1538-2014
Initiated
March 19, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Biorep Technologies
Quantity
80 boxes (480 units)

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The support arm attached with an adhesive to the body of the blade is detaching while attempting to engage the visor component.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The support arm attached with an adhesive to the body of the blade is detaching while attempting to engage the visor component.

Code information

Lot numbers: 166934413 (expires 2016/12/10), and 166903414 (expires 2017/02/03).

Distribution pattern

US Distribution to a distributor in MN.