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Device product

Helistat Absorbable Hemostatic,Collagen Based Helistat is indicated in surgical procedures (other than ophthalmological and urological surgery) as an adjunct to hemostasis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.

Z-1289-2013

March 28, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Event
Event 64778
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
24,342 boxes
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1289-2013

Official wording

Reason: Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.

Code information: 1104789 1104790, 1110793 1112248, 1110248 1111867

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Arab Emirates, Argentina, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, and South Africa.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    process deviation