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| Issued: 19 February 2007 at 11:00 |
Ref: MDA/2007/019
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Update |
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Information request |
| Device: Grasping forceps – Conmed DetachaTip® endoscopic multiple use grasper and disposable hand held graspers and dissectors (ratcheted and non-ratcheted). |
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| 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. |
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| Action by: Surgeons, theatre staff and those responsible for the purchase and storage of these devices |
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Action:
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Distributed to:
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| Contacts: Details of manufacturer contacts and MHRA contacts for technical and clinical aspects. Change of address or removal from address list for Healthcare Commission. |
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| Appendix: ConMed device recall notice, business reply form, product code listing, product identification pictures and lot code identification (in pdf only). |
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Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
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Deadline (action underway): 5 March 2007
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Deadline (action complete): 2 April 2007
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Grasping forceps - Conmed DetachaTip® endoscopic multiple use grasper and disposable hand held graspers and dissectors (ratcheted and non-ratcheted) 
