Reported Oct 4, 2017 · Terminated

Percuvance Gripper Grasper Tool Tip The Percutaneous Surgical System with 5mm attachments is indicated for the means to…

Teleflex Medical

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: Teleflex Medical · 3015 Carrington Mill Blvd · Morrisville, NC · 27560-5437

Is this the product you have?

  • Percuvance Gripper Grasper Tool Tip The Percutaneous Surgical System with 5mm attachments is indicated for the means to penetrate soft tissue to access certain areas of the abdomen. The system is used to grasp, manipulate, cut, cauterize and deliver Hem-o-lok ligating clips to soft tissue during laparoscopic surgery.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #'s: 73A1600103
    • 73B1600340
    • 73C1600290
    • 73C1600451
    • 73E1600256
    • 73G1600559
    • 73G1600726
    • 73H1600147
    • 73H1600340
    • 73H1600900
    • 73J1600599
    • 73K1600501
    • 73L1600558
    • and 73M1500034
Amount recalled
20,039 total (US and OUS)

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

For some of the recalled products, the security of the connection between the shaft and the tool tip may be compromised. For certain other recalled lots of the products, the jaws of the tool tips may close abruptly.

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 Oct 6, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:47 PM UTC

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