Recall events
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Event 76210
Event summary
Timeline bucket January 09, 2017
Product types Device
Classifications Class II
Statuses Terminated
Recalling firm wording Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
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
Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.
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Every recalled product in this event
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device · product 1 of 1
GN200 Caiman HF generators, electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories
Z-1218-2017
Recall number Z-1218-2017
Initiated January 09, 2017
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Quantity 24 generators
App-derived interpretation
Unknown
reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Generators may have a faulty component which could impact the proper functioning of the device.
These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.
Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced
Nonconforming Material/Component
Enrichment source openFDA Device Recall
Exact join Official recall number Z-1218-2017
Source locator 0001-device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[21187]
Snapshot SHA-256 77e96a0ce750de9fa4bb4737d40b653784372b5abe88b9de499ad51edd808a4b
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Reason for recall Generators may have a faulty component which could impact the proper functioning of the device.
Code information Serial # 1229 1897 1898 1900 1909 1911 1929 1930 1932 1934 1938 1993 1997 1998 1999 2000 2029 2030 2031 2032 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2168
Distribution pattern USA (nationwide Distribution).
Official fact provenance
Dataset openFDA Device Enforcement
Snapshot published July 16, 2026 07:03
Snapshot SHA-256 1c273507f2e0fc8c5b330c3716a1392933bd90a42a460afcb7368f298d5cbd3a
Raw source locator 0001-device-enforcement-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[23435]
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