Reported Jul 1, 2015 · Terminated

EVAC 70 XTRA with Integrated Cable REF EICA5872-01 Product Usage: PLASMA WAND devices are indicated for ablation,…

ArthroCare Medical Corporation

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: ArthroCare Medical Corporation · 7000 W William Cannon Dr · Austin, TX · 78735-8509

Is this the product you have?

  • EVAC 70 XTRA with Integrated
  • Cable REF EICA5872-01 Product UsagePLASMA WAND devices are indicated for ablation, resection, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
  • surgery includingadenoidectomy, cysts, head, neck, oral, and sinus surgery, mastoidectomy, myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, nasal airway obstruction by reduction of hypertrophic nasal turbinates, nasopharyngeal/laryngeal indications including tracheal procedures, laryngeal polypectomy, and laryngeal lesion debulking, neck mass, papilloma keloids, submucosal palatal shrinkage, submucosal tissue shrinkage, tonsillectomy (including palatine tonsils), traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), tumors, and tissue in the uvula/soft palate for the treatment of snoring. It is intended for procedures using a conductive media, such as normal saline or Ringers lactate
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • 1092289
    • 1092288
    • 1092287
    • 1092284
    • 1092276
    • 1085237 (Expiration
  • date09JAN2017)
Amount recalled
4,111 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Potential component failure causing device inoperability

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 Jun 27, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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