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Device product

Vari-Safe Injection Needle US endoscopy 5976 Heisley Road Mentor, Ohio 44060 A sterile, single use, flexible sheath device intended to be used for the injection of various types of media through flexible endoscopes

Z-0289-2017

May 18, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
US Endoscopy Group Inc
Event
Event 74590
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
36 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0289-2017

Official wording

Reason: US Endoscopy is conducting a voluntary product recall of one lot of the Vari-Safe Injection Needle as it was identified that the lot was incorrectly distributed. The lot was assembled with internal catheter components which differ from the original Vari-Safe needle internal catheter components. All components are dimensionally similar to the original Vari-Safe needle internal catheter components and the components have history of use on other US Endoscopy needle products.

Code information: Model #: 00711819; Lot 1520268

Distribution pattern: US Distribution to the states of : OH, OR, WA and Internationally to the country of Italy.

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    US Endoscopy is conducting a voluntary product recall of one lot of the Vari-Safe Injection Needle as it was identified that the lot was incorrectly distributed. The lot was assembled with internal catheter components which differ from the original Vari-Safe needle internal catheter components. All components are dimensionally similar to the original Vari-Safe needle internal catheter components and the components have history of use on other US Endoscopy needle products.

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