ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1433-06 ยท GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Conmed Corporation

ConMed DetachaTip Multi-Use Laparoscopic Instrument - "Fenestrated (Duckbill) Multiple Use Grasper", 5 mm x 33 cm, REF/Product code-1-1008. ------- The product is distributed sterile in heat-sealed tray and labeled with an expiration date that pertains only to the sterility.

DateAug 24, 2006 (initiated Mar 27, 2006)
StatusTerminated
ReasonGrasper jaws breaking at the junction of the jaw and tube during laparoscopic procedures.
Root causeOther
ActionOn 3/27/06, all domestic customers were sent an "URGENT DEVICE RECALL" notice, dated 3/27/06, by USPS Priority Mail (Delivery Confirmation). International customers were notified by facsimile and/or e-mail as well as by mail.
Quantity5205 units
DistributionWorldwide
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K924283MICROSURGE DETACHA-TIP SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
Microsurge, Inc., Apr 7, 1993