Recall Z-2224-2015 ยท GCY Apparatus, Suction, Single Patient Use, Portable, Nonpowered
EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp
Medical Device Exchange - Auto Suture Endo Universal 65 4mm; Pouch, Tyvek/Mylar, Sterile, Single Use Only; OEM Catalog number 173054; EXP (repackager), Tyco (OEM) Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery
| Date | Jul 24, 2015 (initiated Feb 11, 2015) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | EXP did not register as a medical device establishment, list the devices being recalled, or establish its own quality system and instead relied on the fact that its vendors were registered and had their own quality systems. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | EXP first notified their customers to quarantine EXP devices February 11-17, 2015. Customers were contacted through telephone, e-mail, and written communications. Customers were instructed to recover and quarantine all EXP products from their inventories. EXP believes that they have contacted all customers to whom products were shipped between April 26, 2014, and December 9, 2014. A second letter is scheduled to be sent in July 2015 (date unknown at this time). This letter will advise users of the recall of due to lack of registration with the FDA. |
| Quantity | 3 |
| Distribution | Distributed in DC and the states of CO, CA, FL, TX, and AR. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.