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Event 90876

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 16, 2022
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Olympus Corporation of the Americas

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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device · product 1 of 1

Berkeley VC-10 Vacuum Curettage System, Model No. VC-10. For transcervical aspiration of the uterine cavity.

Z-0078-2023
Recall number
Z-0078-2023
Initiated
September 16, 2022
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
4184 US; 191 OUS

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Update to the Instruction for Use (IFU): Olympus is adding a new warning against the use of accessories which are not listed in the IFU. There have been reported adverse events involving the use of collection canisters which were not designed for use with the VC-10, which can lead to serious injuries as it does not fit properly with the VC-10.

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Reason for recall

Update to the Instruction for Use (IFU): Olympus is adding a new warning against the use of accessories which are not listed in the IFU. There have been reported adverse events involving the use of collection canisters which were not designed for use with the VC-10, which can lead to serious injuries as it does not fit properly with the VC-10.

Code information

UDI-DI: 00821925010475 All units are included.

Distribution pattern

Domestic distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution to Canada and Japan.