Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
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The cusa excel family of ultrasonic tissue ablators are used in surgical procedures where fragmentation emulsification and aspiration of soft and hard tissue is desirable. the excel family of devices is tested against standard 60601 for electrical safety fire and mechanical hazard compliance by underwriters laboratory (ul) against european standard ul and canadian requirements. however the three excel consoles that have been imported and distributed in canada do not have the required specific ul canada logo.