FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
US Endoscopy Group Inc: Endoscopic retrieval device. The disposable Raptor grasping device in intended to retrieve foreign bodies or resected tissue specimens in endoscopic procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract or biliary tract.
- Recall number
- Z-0006-2013
- Recalling firm
- US Endoscopy Group Inc
- Product
- Endoscopic retrieval device. The disposable Raptor grasping device in intended to retrieve foreign bodies or resected tissue specimens in endoscopic procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract or biliary tract.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-11-14
- Posted
- 2012-10-03
- Terminated
- 2013-07-02
- Reason
- When the outer catheter is either coiled or in a contorted configuration outside of the endoscope and the patient, and excessive force is applied to the handle, the jaws may become inoperable and may become stuck in the open condition.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- US Endoscopy initiated a Voluntary Product Recall letter initiated November 11, 2011. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. US Endoscopy will provide a free replacement or grant your facility a credit toward a future purchase for every device that is returned to US Endoscopy or verified as having been used or destroyed. For further questions please call 440-639-4494 ext. 378.
- Quantity
- 1153
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI; and to the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model #00711177; S/N: 52979, 52981, 52982, 53643, 53644, 53891, 53892, 54238
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K962676"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FGO
- Firm FEI
- 1000122656
- Firm city
- Mentor
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28