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Device product

Forceps Blue, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Forceps are sterile disposable devices intended for use during clinical procedures to grasp, manipulate, maneuver or assist with the removal of debris, particulates or wound tissue. Typically, forceps may be used in conditions where it is difficult to grasp small objects by hand and increased precise function is required. Applications in which sterile forceps are commonly used include wound care: e.g. gripping, debridement procedures, removal of sutures, arrangement of dressing procedure pack contents, dressing wounds, including cavity wounds and removal of wound tissue.

Z-1035-2019

January 09, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
ConvaTec, Inc
Event
Event 82039
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
24,822,068 devices total
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1035-2019

Official wording

Reason: An internal assessment of packaging confirmed the potential for a breach in the sterile barrier.

Code information: Product Code/REF Number: 417389; Lot Codes: 167069, 168288, 171981, 176327, 179936, 182217, 187735, 225174, 231247, 231248, 307362, 307578, 308189, 318432, 318433, 318434, 489868, 489951, 490747, 493969

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of IL, MI, PA, WI. and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Derived failure modes

  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    breach in the sterile barrier