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Device product

GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 4.0 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2756-FC Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Device is a single use, implantable device that is intended to be used in the end-to-end anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical and vascular reconstructive procedures. The FlowCOUPLER Device includes a pair of permanently implanted rings which secure the anastomosis and a removable Doppler probe that is press-fit onto one of the rings. When the FlowCOUPLER Device is used in conjunction with the FlowCOUPLER Monitor, the FlowCOUPLER System is intended to detect blood flow and confirm vessel patency intra-operatively and post-operatively at the anastomotic site.

Z-1631-2016

April 21, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Event
Event 73908
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
118 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1631-2016

Official wording

Reason: Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

Code information: SPI5E12-1049765 thru SPl5Hl8-1071450

Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, United Kingdom, Canada

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.