Reported Jul 29, 2015 · Terminated

Tool, Stripper W/BLD, 44S, Autoclavable; The Fiber Stripper is a tool provided for stripping the protective jacket off…

American Medical Systems Innovation Center - Silicon Valley

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: American Medical Systems Innovation Center - Silicon Valley · 3070 Orchard Dr · San Jose, CA · 95134-2011

Is this the product you have?

  • Tool, Stripper W/BLD, 44S, Autoclavable; The Fiber Stripper is a tool provided for stripping the protective jacket off the end of an Endostat or SureFlex Fiber. The Fiber Stripper does not come in to direct contact with the patient. It is available in several sizes, corresponding to the Endostat or SureFlex Fiber core diameter size.
Lot codes and dates
    • Model 80-10008-002
    • All product manufactured from April 8
    • 2012 to April 8
    • 2015
Amount recalled
16,710 total affected devices

This recall covers 32 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 31 are below.

19 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

validation data related to cleaning instructions and sterilization methods and the methods defined in instructions for use (IFU) for the Sureflex Reusable Fibers and the Reusable Stripper and Cleaver Accessories do not meet the new guidance on qualifying reusable products

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 Jan 19, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:01 PM UTC

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