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Device product

DePuy Mitek VAPR Hook Electrode 3.5mm Hook Electrode with Integrated Handpiece Catalog Number: 227305 The DePuy Mitek VAPR Electrodes for use with the VAPR Radiofrequency System are intended for resection, ablation, excision, hemostasis of blood vessels, and coagulation of soft tissue in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow, and/or wrist.

Z-0133-2013

March 12, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.
Event
Event 63283
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
376 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0133-2013

Official wording

Reason: Product may have wrong large product identification label with symbols on the box indicating a S90 VAPR Electrode instead of the VAPR 3.5 hook electrode

Code information: Lot Number: M1108086

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution: USA including states of: AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WA.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Product may have wrong large product identification label with symbols on the box indicating a S90 VAPR Electrode instead of the VAPR 3.5 hook electrode