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Device product

VirtuoSaph Plus Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Catalog Number: VSP550EX Product Usage: The VittuoSaph¿ Plus Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System VSP550EX is indicated for use in minimally invasive surgery allowing access for vessel harvesting, and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic surge1y for arterial bypass. It is indicated for cutting tissue and controlling bleeding through coagulation, and for patients requit¿ing blunt dissection of tissue including dissection of blood vessels and dissection of blood vessels of the extremities. Extremity procedures include tissue dissection and/or vessel harvesting along the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting and peripheral artery bypass grafting or radial artery for use in coronary artery bypass grafting vc

Z-0227-2019

August 31, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
Event
Event 81094
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
135
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0227-2019

Official wording

Reason: The system's IFU contains a list of generators that the have been deemed compatible. Recent reports indicate that one energy platform is not compatible with the system. Therefore, it has been removed from the list of compatible generators within the IFU.

Code information: Lot Numbers: 81K

Distribution pattern: Worldwide - US Nationwide in the states of FL, IL, NY, OH, TX. The products were distributed to the following foreign country: Singapore.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The system's IFU contains a list of generators that the have been deemed compatible. Recent reports indicate that one energy platform is not compatible with the system. Therefore, it has been removed from the list of compatible generators within the IFU.