Rasps Model #'s: KOMKM5100-37-113 KOMKM-82 STR1675-115 STR5100-37-113 and STR5100-37-115 A manual surgical instrument for general use is a nonpowered, hand-held, or hand-manipulated device, either resusable or disposable, intended to be used in various general surgical procedures.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued January 13, 2009).
- Company
- Sterilmed Inc
- Recall Initiated
- August 8, 2008
- Posted
- January 13, 2009
- Terminated
- April 26, 2011
- Recall Number
- Z-0566-2009
- Quantity
- 10
- Firm Location
- Osseo, MN
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
SteriMed, Inc is conducting a product removal of a small group of devices individually packaged and sealed within a pouch. The removal is being conducted because the possibility exists that some of the pouches were not properly sealed on one end. A breach in packaging seal or a failure in packaging integrity has the possibility of risk to the patient in terms of transmitting organisms capable
Distribution
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, and WV OUS: CANADA
Root Cause
Packaging process control
Action Taken
Consignees were notified of the recall via verbal communication in person by on-site technician and or their local sales representative on 8/8/08. Others were contacted via fax or e-mail followed by on-site visits 8/11/08. SteriMed also provided consignees (Materials Manager/Risk Manager) with a "Urgent Product Removal" recall letter (August 14, 2008) in person informing them of the potential of receiving affected product. Included in the Product Removal Notification was a Customer Reply Form to inventory quantity of product received and quantity returned. Contact SterilMed, Inc. at 1-888-541-0078 for assistance.