Recall Z-1444-06 ยท GEY Motor, Surgical Instrument, Ac-Powered
Linvatec Corp.
ConMed Linvatec MicroChoice Footswitch and ConMed linvatec 3 Pedal Footswitch. Used to operate various surgical handpieces.
| Date | Aug 29, 2006 (initiated Aug 30, 2005) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | The footswitch may develop a system fault resulting in the self-activation of the handpiece it controls, or it may cause the handpiece to run intermittently or to revert to a default setting. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | Linvatec has issued recall notification to all it''s direct accounts. The mailings were sent by UPS 08/31/2005. Each consignee was requested to return the affected product to Linvatec for a free replacement footswitch. |
| Quantity | 118 |
| Distribution | Worldwide, including United States and Canada. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.