Reported Nov 27, 2013 · Terminated

Sterile Disposable Kit ( Contains Skin Tensioner ASY-25067; Three Mark Needle Assembly ASY-25094; Nose Cone Assembly…

Restoration Robotics

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: Restoration Robotics · 128 Bayview Drive · San Jose, CA · 95134

Is this the product you have?

  • Sterile Disposable Kit ( Contains Skin Tensioner ASY-25067; Three Mark Needle Assembly ASY-25094; Nose Cone Assembly ASY-25098; Dissection 4 mm PRT-25117
  • follicle Trap PRT 23999)Product
  • UsageSkin Tensioner is applied to patients scalp during follicular harvesting during hair restoration procedure. Product applies tension to scalp to facilitate follicular extractions
Lot codes and dates
  • Model number FP-45547
Amount recalled
515 US, 315 International (all packaging cnfigurations)

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Reports of discoloration (residue) on the pins of the skin tensioner have been received by several customers. Discoloration due to insufficient cleaning of stainless steel pins during passivation process. The residue has been identified as a compound of iron and chlorine.

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 Dec 10, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:14 PM UTC

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