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Event 71987

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
July 14, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
US Endoscopy Group 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 1

Histolock Resection Device, US Endoscopy. An electrosurgical device designed to be used to endoscopically grasp, dissect and transect tissue during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.

Z-0001-2016
Recall number
Z-0001-2016
Initiated
July 14, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
US Endoscopy Group Inc
Quantity
41 units

App-derived interpretation

Sterility assurance reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0
sterility cannot be assured

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The company has determined the sterility cannot be assured for the affected lot.

Code information

M/N: 00711117; Lot #: 1505956

Distribution pattern

US Distribution to states of: AL, AR, CA, IL, IN, MS, OH, OK & TN.