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Event 88613

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
August 27, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
North Coast Medical Inc

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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2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

Norco Ultrasound Gel, Item/Description: NC70479/Norco Ultrasound Gel, 250 mL; NC70479/North Coast Ultrasound Gel, 250 mL; NC70479-5/Norco Ultrasound Gel, 5 liters; NC70479-5/North Coast Ultrasound Gel, 5 liters; NC70479-5C/Norco Ultrasound Gel, 5 liters (4); NC70479-5C/North Coast Ultrasound Gel, 5 liters (4); NC70479C/Norco Ultrasound Gel, 250 mL (24); NC70479C/North Coast Ultrasound Gel, 250 mL (24)

Z-2582-2021
Recall number
Z-2582-2021
Initiated
August 27, 2021
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
North Coast Medical Inc
Quantity
576

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
bacterial contamination

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021, FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health

Code information

All lots within the expiration date.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Australia, South Korea, France, Singapore, Grand Cayman, and Switzerland

device · product 2 of 2

EcoLotion Transmission Lotion, used in ultrasound procedures. Item/Description: NC70481/Eco Lotion 5 liters, NC70482/Eco Lotion with Aloe 5 liters, NC70482C/Eco Lotion with Aloe 5 liters (4); Myossage Lotion, 1 Gallon, Item: NC31208

Z-2583-2021
Recall number
Z-2583-2021
Initiated
August 27, 2021
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
North Coast Medical Inc
Quantity
53

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
bacterial contamination

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021, FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health

Code information

All lots within the expiration date.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Australia, South Korea, France, Singapore, Grand Cayman, and Switzerland

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