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Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System Maquet Cardiovascular LLC 45 Barbour Pond Drive Wayne, NJ 07470 Indicated for use in minimally invasive surgery allowing access for vessel harvesting and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for arterial bypass. It is indicated for cutting tissue and controlling bleeding through coagulation, and for patients requiring blunt dissection of tissue including dissection of blood vessels, dissection of blood vessels oft he extremities, dissection of ducts and other structures int he extraperitoneal or subcutaneous extremity and thoracic space. Extremity procedures include tissue dissection/vessel harvesting along the saphenous vein for use in coronary artery bypass grafting and peripheral artery bypass or the radial artery for use in coronary artery bypass grafting. Thorascopic procedures include exposure and dissection of structures external to the parietal pleura including nerves blood vessels and other tissues of the chest wall.

Z-0466-2014

October 30, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
Event
Event 66948
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
12,259 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0466-2014

Official wording

Reason: Maquet has received an increase in the number of complaints for "self-activated/remains activated/overheats" for the Hemopro VH-30000, "Hemopro 1"

Code information: Catalog number VH-3000 (US) Lot numbers 25081686, 25081595, 25081460, 25081204, 25080939, 25080744, 25080418, 25080351, 25080264, 25079982, 25079913, 25073724, 25079449, 25079363, 25079086, 25078931, 25078713, 25078463, 25078291, 25078104, 25077927,25077643, 25077563, 25077123, 25076989, 25076372, 25076371, 25076133, Catalog number VH-3000W (Foreign) Lot numbers 25080938, 25080661, 25080311, 25078777, 25078289, 25078103 and 25077051

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Maquet has received an increase in the number of complaints for "self-activated/remains activated/overheats" for the Hemopro VH-30000, "Hemopro 1"