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Event 72753

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 25, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
KCI USA, INC.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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ActiV.A.C. 300ml Canister (with Gel) for ActiV.A.C. Therapy System for the application of V.A.C. Therapy in the acute extended and home care settings. The software-controlled therapy unit applies negative pressure wound therapy. The dressing, to which the therapy unit is connected, enables distribution of the negative pressure across the surface of the wound, while the tubing transfers accumulated fluids to the canister.

Z-0600-2016
Recall number
Z-0600-2016
Initiated
November 25, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
KCI USA, INC.
Quantity
12,728 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
There is potential for small holes, the size of a pin, to develop in the pouches of the ActiV.A.C. Sterile Canisters.

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Reason for recall

There is potential for small holes, the size of a pin, to develop in the pouches of the ActiV.A.C. Sterile Canisters.

Code information

Models M8275058-JP/5 and M8275059/5. manufactured between October 5, 2014 and May 29, 2015. Labeled with a 23 month shelf life from the date of manufacture.

Distribution pattern

Japan and Australia

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