Reported Oct 10, 2012 · Terminated

BriteField illuminated Suction Device; Model numbers 8Fr, 10Fr and 12Fr, Kit (included 8Fr, 10Fr and 12Fr and a…

Invuity, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Invuity, Inc. · 39 Stillman St · San Francisco, CA · 94107-1309

Is this the product you have?

  • BriteField illuminated Suction Device; Model numbers 8Fr, 10Fr and 12Fr, Kit (included 8Fr, 10Fr and 12Fr and a sterilization tray. The Invuity Brite Field Illuminated Suction Device is intended to aspirate from the surgical site and to provide illumination from a high intensity light source.
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog numbers
    • 1810000
    • 1811273
    • 1811873
    • 1810873
    • 18111073
  • All possible lot numbers
    • 8Fr: 09061802
    • 09070201
    • 09070201
    • 09101602
    • 09120701
    • 10022602
    • 10030801
    • 10060102
    • 10Fr: 09061801
    • 09070202
    • 09120702
    • 09101603
    • 10022603
    • 10030802
    • 10060905
    • 10060904
    • 10060103
    • 12Fr: 09052901
    • 09061201
    • 09120703
    • 09101604
    • 10022604
    • 10030803
    • 10060104
Amount recalled
197 devices

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Invuity is notifying customers to return all obsolete BriteField Illuminated Suction Devices from the field. It has not been distributed since March 2011 as the next generation product was introduced at that time.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 23, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:39 PM UTC

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