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Staple, implantable - Product Code GDW
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Cardica, inc. has received reports that use of the blue cartridges with the microcutter
xchange 30 stapler was associated with incomplete firing of staples, potentially resulting in an
incomplete transection or anastomosis of tissue during the surgical procedure.
조치
An Urgent: Medical Device Removal letter, dated November 17, 2015, was sent via Fed Ex. The letter identified the affected device, described the reason for the recall, and provided the instructions to be followed. Customers were asked to check their inventory, and remove and quarantine any affected product. The notice should be forwarded to relevant personnel, and the affected product should be returned along with the completed Reply Form. A credit will be issued for any returned product. A sales representative can be contacted with questions.
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, distributed to the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin ; and, to the countries of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Qatar.
제품 설명
MicroCutter Xchange 30 Blue Curved Tip Cartridge. Model Number: FG-025321; || The MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Blue Cartridge and MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Blue Curved Tip Cartridge contain 316L stainless steel staples. The cartridges are used with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler, which is a single patient device. When the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler is loaded with a MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge, two double rows of 316L stainless steel staples are delivered while simultaneously transecting tissue between the two, double staple rows. The MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler and MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge are designed for introduction and use through a 5mm trocar cannula or larger. The staple line length is 30 mm long. The Stapler can be loaded, fired, and reloaded with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge for up to the number deployments indicated on package label in a single surgical procedure. The Stapler can fire different sized staples, with the size of the staple indicated by the color of the MicroCutter XCHANGE Cartridges. || Intended for use in multiple open or minimally invasive surgical procedures for the transaction, resection, and /or creation of anastomoses in small and large intestine as well as the transection of the appendix.