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MDA/2007/019 - Grasping forceps - Conmed DetachaTip® endoscopic multiple use grasper and disposable hand held graspers and dissectors (ratcheted and non-ratcheted)

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Type: Medical Device Alert
Series No: MDA/2007/019
Audience: Healthcare professionals
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Format: Electronic and paper
Size: A4
Pages: 9
Price: Free
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Copyright: Crown
   

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Issued: 19 February 2007 at 11:00
Ref: MDA/2007/019


  
Immediate action
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Action
 
Update
 
Information request


Device:
Grasping forceps – Conmed DetachaTip® endoscopic multiple use grasper and disposable hand held graspers and dissectors (ratcheted and non-ratcheted).

>Page 2

Problem:
The tips of devices manufactured between 25 August 2003 and 24 March 2005 may be susceptible to breaking.  In all reported incidents, the failure point has been the junction of the jaw and the tube.  The manufacturer has undertaken a recall of all devices, both single-use and reusable, manufactured during this period.

>Page 2 
Action by:
Surgeons, theatre staff and those responsible for the purchase and storage of these devices		  

Action:

  • Check both single-use and reusable stock for devices with lot codes between 0308251 and 0503241.
  • Any identified instruments should be removed from stock, quarantined and returned to the manufacturer.

 

Distributed to:

NHS trusts in England - Chief Executives*
Healthcare Commission (CHAI) - Headquarters

* via CE Bulletin

>Page 2

Contacts:
Details of manufacturer contacts and MHRA contacts for technical and clinical aspects.
Change of address or removal from address list for Healthcare Commission.

>Pages 2-3

Appendix:
ConMed device recall notice, business reply form, product code listing, product identification pictures and lot code identification (in pdf only).		  

>Pages 4-9



Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
Deadline (action underway): 5 March 2007
Deadline (action complete): 2 April 2007




Page last modified: 19 February 2007