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Event 86608

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 05, 2020
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Micro-Tech Usa

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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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Elastic Traction Device, 11mm Lower. UPN: ER56041 Reference Number: ETD-D-26-235-C-N - Product Usage: indicated for use in flexible Endoscopy to provide retraction to assist in tissue resection, exposure, and removal of tissue within the gastrointestinal tract.

Z-0470-2021
Recall number
Z-0470-2021
Initiated
October 05, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Micro-Tech Usa
Quantity
2420 pieces

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
FDA has informed Micro-Tech that the Elastic Traction Device is not appropriately classified as a Class I device and requires 510(k) clearance to be marketed in the US.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

FDA has informed Micro-Tech that the Elastic Traction Device is not appropriately classified as a Class I device and requires 510(k) clearance to be marketed in the US.

Code information

Lots M190808231 M191018231 M191224231 M200305232

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, IL, MA, MI, NY, OH, PR, TX, VA. No OUS distribution.

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